HSS 2321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Basic Belief, Social Capital

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 2321
• Professor: Kirsti Bissada

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Social support may have both direct and indirect effects on health. Social support has a direct relationship with health in that a person who has support is less likely to become ill. Social support has an indirect relationship with health in that adequate social support can minimize the harmful effects of st(cid:396)ess o(cid:374) a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:373)e(cid:374)tal o(cid:396) ph(cid:455)sical health. Health benefits associated with social support are not limited to those who receive it: those who provide support can benefit as well. Interpersonal relationships play a role in illness: the subjective perception of social support is believing that you are: cared for and loved, esteemed and valued; and, involved in a network of communication and mutual obligation, https://youtu. be/gzmva2apg2a. Other definitions consider social support as something that can be objectively measured (e. g. , cooking, cleaning, snow shovelling, or transportation when the need arises).