European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT AND RESILIENCY IN STUDENTS OF KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (2014)

Hossein Lakzaei, Azizollah Arbabisarjou, Aziz Shahraki Vahed, Ali Mansouri*, Samaneh Behzadi, Fatemeh Bamari

ABSTRACT

Background & Aim: Students are the future of society. Therefore, recognizing factors affecting their health can be helpful in enhancing their mental health and academic achievement. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between social support and resiliency in students. Methods & Materials: The statistical population of study consisted of 1509 undergraduate students, were studying in the Kerman University of Medical Sciences in 2014. In this study, 500 students were selected among entire population by using simple random sampling method. They were measured using Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). To analyze data used, in addition to descriptive statistics, inferential statistical methods were used, including: Pearson correlation coefficient, t-test, ANOVA, and linear regression analysis by SPSS software. Results: The findings showed a significant correlation between social support and resiliency of students (P<0.0001, r=0.51). Among the subscales of social support, social support of family, social support of important people in life, and social support of friends had the highest correlation with resiliency (P<0.0001), respectively. The regression results cleared that social support predicts 26 % of the changes in resiliency. Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that increased social support improves the resiliency of the students, and it helps them to cope with problems and emotions.

Keywords: social support, resilience, students.