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.
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