Social support may contribute to resilience following disasters, but the interrelations of different types of support, level of exposure, and different symptoms among youth is not well understood.

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 5 representative gaps

• The Relationship Between Social Support and Subjective Cognitive Functioning Across Adulthood (2021) · doi

  Although previous work has shown a consistent positive relationship between social support and objective cognition throughout adulthood, few studies have examined the relationship between social support and SCF.

  Keywords: relationship social support previous consistent positive objective cognition throughout adulthood examined
• Assessing the Mediating Role of Social Support in Childhood Maltreatment and Psychopathology Among College Students in Northern Ireland (2018) · doi

  Although it is understood that social support can act as a protective factor toward mental health for children who experience such adversity, few studies have addressed the experience of childhood maltreatment and the important function of social support in adulthood.

  Keywords: social support experience understood protective factor toward mental health children adversity addressed childhood maltreatment important
• Stress and Resilience of Families With Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study (2024) · doi

  Social support predicted lowered parental stress and stronger family resilience; yet, perceived social support varied widely across families—particularly support from teachers and service providers.

  Keywords: support social predicted lowered parental stress stronger family resilience perceived varied widely across families particularly
• Homonegative Victimization and Perceived Stress among Adolescent Sexual Minority Males: The Attenuating Role of Peer and Family Support (2022) · doi

  Purpose: Research suggests social support may protect sexual minorities from the harmful effects of victimization that undermine mental and sexual health wellness; however, this relationship has been underexplored among a diverse youth population.

  Keywords: sexual purpose suggests social support protect minorities harmful effects victimization undermine mental health wellness relationship
• Family and peer social support and their links to psychological distress among hurricane-exposed minority youth. (2014) · doi

  Social support may contribute to resilience following disasters, but the interrelations of different types of support, level of exposure, and different symptoms among youth is not well understood.

  Keywords: support different social contribute resilience following disasters interrelations types level exposure symptoms among youth well