Providing Support Differentially Affects Asian American and Latinx Psychosocial and Physiological Well-Being: A Pilot Study
Although substantial evidence suggests receiving social support has positive implications for well-being, less is known about how providing support can confer benefits, particularly for Asian American and Latinx individuals who are more likely to come from interdependent cultures that emphasize fami...
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| description | Although substantial evidence suggests receiving social support has positive implications for well-being, less is known about how providing support can confer benefits, particularly for Asian American and Latinx individuals who are more likely to come from interdependent cultures that emphasize family obligation. Asian American and Latinx college students (N = 48; Mage = 21.44, SD = 2.61; 68.75% female) reported on anxiety before taking part in a modified laboratory task that elicited a physiological stress response as measured by total cortisol output. They were randomly assigned to write (a) a supportive note to a family member, (b) a supportive note to a close friend, or (c) about their day in a control condition after the mild lab stressor and reported on psychosocial well-being (i.e., post-task anxiety and self-esteem). Those who provided support to a family member experienced higher self-esteem compared to those in the control condition. However, there was variation in Asian American and Latinx participants’ physiological stress response (i.e., total cortisol output). The findings suggest that providing support to close others, particularly family members, can be differentially meaningful for individuals from diverse backgrounds. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-15f3e8e683ee48b0b0a432769452954d2022-12-22T00:26:51ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-05-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.869715869715Providing Support Differentially Affects Asian American and Latinx Psychosocial and Physiological Well-Being: A Pilot StudyShu-Sha Angie Guan0Gabriela Jimenez1Jennifer Cabrera2Anna Cho3Omar Ullah4Ruben Den Broeder5Department of Child and Adolescent Development, California State University, Northridge, CA, United StatesDepartment of Child and Adolescent Development, California State University, Northridge, CA, United StatesDepartment of Child and Adolescent Development, California State University, Northridge, CA, United StatesDepartment of Child and Adolescent Development, California State University, Northridge, CA, United StatesDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, California State University, Northridge, CA, United StatesDepartment of Health Sciences, California State University, Northridge, CA, United StatesAlthough substantial evidence suggests receiving social support has positive implications for well-being, less is known about how providing support can confer benefits, particularly for Asian American and Latinx individuals who are more likely to come from interdependent cultures that emphasize family obligation. Asian American and Latinx college students (N = 48; Mage = 21.44, SD = 2.61; 68.75% female) reported on anxiety before taking part in a modified laboratory task that elicited a physiological stress response as measured by total cortisol output. They were randomly assigned to write (a) a supportive note to a family member, (b) a supportive note to a close friend, or (c) about their day in a control condition after the mild lab stressor and reported on psychosocial well-being (i.e., post-task anxiety and self-esteem). Those who provided support to a family member experienced higher self-esteem compared to those in the control condition. However, there was variation in Asian American and Latinx participants’ physiological stress response (i.e., total cortisol output). The findings suggest that providing support to close others, particularly family members, can be differentially meaningful for individuals from diverse backgrounds.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.869715/fullproviding supportexpressive helpingself-esteemstressTSST |
| spellingShingle | Shu-Sha Angie Guan Gabriela Jimenez Jennifer Cabrera Anna Cho Omar Ullah Ruben Den Broeder Providing Support Differentially Affects Asian American and Latinx Psychosocial and Physiological Well-Being: A Pilot Study Frontiers in Psychology providing support expressive helping self-esteem stress TSST |
| title | Providing Support Differentially Affects Asian American and Latinx Psychosocial and Physiological Well-Being: A Pilot Study |
| title_full | Providing Support Differentially Affects Asian American and Latinx Psychosocial and Physiological Well-Being: A Pilot Study |
| title_fullStr | Providing Support Differentially Affects Asian American and Latinx Psychosocial and Physiological Well-Being: A Pilot Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Providing Support Differentially Affects Asian American and Latinx Psychosocial and Physiological Well-Being: A Pilot Study |
| title_short | Providing Support Differentially Affects Asian American and Latinx Psychosocial and Physiological Well-Being: A Pilot Study |
| title_sort | providing support differentially affects asian american and latinx psychosocial and physiological well being a pilot study |
| topic | providing support expressive helping self-esteem stress TSST |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.869715/full |
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