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The relation of perceived and received social support to mental health among first responders: a meta‐analytic review
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There are plenty of theories that may support the protective role of social support in the aftermath of potentially traumatic events. This meta‐analytic review examined the role of received and perceived social support in promoting mental health among first responders (e.g., firefighters, police officers, and paramedics or emergency medical services personnel). Results showed that the effect sizes derived from 37 empirical studies ranged from 0 to 0.46. The overall weighted mean effect size was of medium magnitude (r=0.27). Moreover, moderator analysis showed that the effect size of perceived social support (r=0.31) was significantly higher than the effect size of received social support (r=0.22). Participants' age and gender or research design did not exert an influence on the relationship between social support and mental health. Theoretical implications and limitations are discussed. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Prati, G., & Pietrantoni, L.
- Affiliations
- University of Bologna (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Prati, Gabriele
- Venue
- Journal of Community Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2010-03-05
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 403-417
- ISSN
- 0090-4392 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-6629
- OpenAlex
- W1996968451
- Cited by
- 331
- References
- 87
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 4.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Community Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Occupational Health and Performance
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
- Keywords
- perceived social support, received social support, mental health, first responders, firefighters, police officers, paramedics, emergency medical personnel, post-traumatic stress, protective factors, potentially traumatic events
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