Impact of friends/family support on mental health

      Results

The study summarized the results from different research articles. The research articles ranged from qualitative and quantitative researches to meta-analysis. The results were analyzed and the table below was formulated. The table shows the design that was used by each of the research articles. It also shows the statistical method used, the estimated figures as well as the general assessment and summary of the results.

Study and Year	Design	Statistical Method	Estimate	Comments/Summary
Alsubaie et al (2020)	quantitative	-	Preference of depression was 33%.	Lack of social support is known to be a major cause of mental health problems among university students. Quality of life is predicted by social support from family and friends and is a major determinant of depression among students.
Birtel, Wood & Kempa (2017)	qualitative	-	-	Perceived social support was linked to greater mental health including low depression rate and low anxiety. Stigma among those with mental health issues is associated with low self-esteem and higher depression as well as anxiety.
Harandi, Taghinasab & Nayeri (2017)	Meta-analysis	CMA-2	Mean of fixed model was 0.356 and that of random-effect model was 0.330.	There is a high correlation between social support and mental health and it is important for family and friends to offer social support to those with mental health issues. It is also important in reducing new instances of mental health issues in a population.
Huggett et al (2018)	Qualitative	-	-	Hierarchy of labels has impacts on different levels of society including people with mental health problems and their friends and families. It also impacts on development of psychological resilience to mental health problems.
Munikanan et al 2017	Quantitative	WHOQOL-BREF and MSPSS	72% had perceived poor social support.	Social support from friends and family predicted better QOL. Those with social support have short sessions of illness.

 

 

                                                       References

Alsubaie, M. M., Stain, H. J., Webster, L. A., & Wadman, R. (2019). The role of sources of social support on depression and quality of life for university students. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 24(4), 484-496. 

Birtel, M. D., Wood, L., & Kempa, N. J. (2017). Stigma and social support in substance abuse: Implications for mental health and well-being. Psychiatry Research, 252, 1-8. 

Harandi, T. F., Taghinasab, M. M., & Nayeri, T. D. (2017). The correlation of social support with mental health: A meta-analysis. Electronic physician, 9(9), 5212. 

Henry, A., Tourbah, A., Camus, G., Deschamps, R., Mailhan, L., Castex, C., ... & Montreuil, M. (2019). Anxiety and depression in patients with multiple sclerosis: The mediating effects of perceived social support. Multiple sclerosis and related disorders, 27, 46-51. 

Huggett, C., Birtel, M. D., Awenat, Y. F., Fleming, P., Wilkes, S., Williams, S., & Haddock, G. (2018). A qualitative study: experiences of stigma by people with mental health problems. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 91(3), 380-397. 

Munikanan, T., Midin, M., Daud, T. I. M., Rahim, R. A., Bakar, A. K. A., Jaafar, N. R. N., ... & Baharuddin, N. (2017). Association of social support and quality of life among people with schizophrenia receiving community psychiatric service: a cross-sectional study. Comprehensive psychiatry, 75, 94-102. 

Wong, D. F. K. (2008). Differential impacts of stressful life events and social support on the mental health of mainland Chinese immigrant and local youth in Hong Kong: A resilience perspective. British Journal of Social Work, 38(2), 236-252.