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    1) The study examined relationships between social isolation, mental health outcomes of anxiety and depression, and different types of social support (nondirective, directive, emotional and instrumental) in a sample of 65 adults. 2) Socially isolated individuals reported significantly higher levels of anxiety and depression than non-socially isolated individuals. 3) Greater nondirective emotional support was associated with lower anxiety and depression for socially isolated individuals, suggesting social support can help mediate the impacts of social isolation on mental health.

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    08/03/24, 20:13 Social Isolation and Mental Health: The Role of Nondirective and Directive Social Support - PubMed

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    Community Ment Health J. 2022 Jan;58(1):20-40. doi: 10.1007/s10597-021-00787-9.


    Epub 2021 Mar 3.

    Social Isolation and Mental Health: The Role of


    Nondirective and Directive Social Support
    Megan Evans 1 , Edwin B Fisher 2

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    PMID: 33660137 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-021-00787-9

    Abstract
    Social isolation is a powerful predictor of poor mental and physical health, while social support has
    been shown to be protective. The ways in which social support is provided may confer differential
    benefits. This research examines relationships among types of social support (nondirective, directive,
    emotional and instrumental), social isolation, and mental health outcomes (anxiety and depression) in
    a convenience sample of adults with common health problems recruited from all email accounts of a
    university. A survey distributed to a university-wide listserv that included faculty, staff, and students
    yielded an analyzable sample of 65. T-tests compared levels of anxiety and depression between
    socially isolated and non-socially isolated people. Regression models tested main effects of type of
    support as well as their interaction with social isolation. Levels of anxiety and depression were
    significantly higher among socially isolated people. When social support was factored in, the
    relationship between social isolation and anxiety was reduced, as was the relationship between social
    isolation and depression, suggesting that social support mediates these relationships. Furthermore,
    social isolation moderated relationships between some types of support and mental health outcomes.
    The association between greater nondirective emotional support and decreased anxiety was more
    pronounced among those who were socially isolated. Greater nondirective emotional support was
    significantly associated with decreased depression among socially isolated people, but the
    relationship was nonsignificant for those who were not socially isolated. Likewise, greater directive
    instrumental support was associated with lower depression only among those who were socially
    isolated. These results suggest that in addition to social support itself, the type of support may be
    important in reducing anxiety and depression among people who are socially isolated.

    Keywords: Directive support; Mental health; Nondirective support; Social isolation; Social support.

    © 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC part of Springer Nature.

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