SynthesisFrontiers in public health2024
Exploring the association between social support and anxiety during major public emergencies: a meta-analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Social support as the protector of mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Population-based longitudinal evidence across pre- and post-vaccine phases.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Heterogeneity of health anxiety in patients following rabies exposure: a latent profile analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Psychosocial Adaptation After Heart Transplantation: The Chain-Mediating Effect of Self-Esteem and Death Anxiety on Social Support and Quality of Life in China.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Development of a short version of the perceived social support scale: based on classical test theory and ant colony optimization.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- The role of social support in moderating the impact of cumulative trauma on suicidal thoughts and behaviors.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- When Technology Meets Anxiety:The Moderating Role of AI Usage in the Relationship Between Social Anxiety, Learning Adaptability, and Behavioral Problems Among Chinese Primary School Students.Psychology research and behavior management · 2025Article
- The associated factors of disaster literacy among nurses in China: a structure equation modelling study.BMC nursing · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a surge in research focusing on mental health issues faced by society, with particular emphasis on the interplay between social support and anxiety. However, the results of these studies have often been controversial. Methods: To address this, we conducted a meta-analysis of 104 studies ( Results: Our meta-analysis revealed a negative correlation between social support and anxiety ( Conclusion: The relationship between social support and anxiety can differ across different cultural areas and throughout the phrase of the pandemic. Consequently, we advocate for a nuanced assessment of the role of social support in mitigating public anxiety, taking into account the mediating effects of these factors in the context of major public emergencies.
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