Relationship conflict is robustly linked to negative physiological responses that have serious implications for partners’ overall physical health. The link between relationship conflict and physiological reactivity, however, has been studied almost exclusively in a laboratory setting. The first aim of this study was to assess the link between conflict and physiological function in couples’ home environments. Newlywed spouses reported occurrences of marital conflict in a daily diary and concurrently provided morning and evening saliva samples for the calculation of daily diurnal cortisol slopes. Spouses experienced less steep (i.e., less healthy) diurnal cortisol slopes on days of greater marital conflict. The second aim of this study was to examine whether spouses’ connections with close others outside their marriages (i.e., quantity and quality of perceived network support) moderate physiological responses to marital conflict. Whereas the quantity of network support did not influence spouses’ responses to conflict, the quality of spouses’ network support attenuated the association between daily marital conflict and diurnal cortisol. Specifically, whereas those spouses who were less satisfied with their network support experienced less steep diurnal cortisol on days of greater marital conflict, those spouses who were more satisfied with their network support exhibited no effects of daily marital conflict on diurnal cortisol. Implications for maintaining quality social relationships outside a marriage are discussed. / text

Submitted by Silvana Teresinha Dornelles Studzinski (sstudzinski) on 2015-10-26T12:23:34Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Marla Pereira Martins_.pdf: 1000517 bytes, checksum: 6740f5df3b25df5cfa41ca73f6b68a60 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-10-26T12:23:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marla Pereira Martins_.pdf: 1000517 bytes, checksum: 6740f5df3b25df5cfa41ca73f6b68a60 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-04-17 / Nenhuma / O objetivo da presente pesquisa foi avaliar o bem-estar psicológico (BEP) de um grupo de bancários aposentados e verificar a relação do BEP, com o fato de ter feito alguma ação de preparação para a aposentadoria, com o tipo de apoio social e com a importância dada a alguns fatores-chave para o planejamento da aposentadoria. A coleta de dados foi realizada via internet, por meio de um questionário auto-aplicado, sobre dados sociodemográficos, ações de planejamento para a aposentadoria, a Escala de Bem-estar Psicológico, o Questionário Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey e a Escala dos fatores-chave de planejamento para a aposentadoria. Participaram da pesquisa 200 bancários aposentados, sendo 68% homens e 32% mulheres que constituíram carreiras e se aposentaram em uma instituição financeira pública e/ou de economia mista no Rio Grande do Sul. Os dados obtidos foram organizados em dois artigos empíricos. O primeiro apresenta a descrição dos participantes e a relação dos fatores de BEP com as características sociodemográficas do grupo estudado. Os resultados apontaram que a participação em associações e/ou grupo de aposentados, ter um trabalho voluntário e ter um trabalho remunerado na aposentadoria foram às características sociodemográficas que apresentaram relação significativa com BEP. O segundo artigo apresenta a relação entre fatores de BEP, ações de planejamento para a aposentadoria, apoio social e fatores-chave para a preparação para a aposentadoria, buscando identificar quais destes fatores são preditores do BEP. Verificou-se que 32% do BEP pode ser explicado por cinco das variáveis estudadas, estando entre elas: o fator interação social positiva, o fator bem-estar pessoal e social e ter um projeto de vida, participação de cursos e/ou palestras e prática de atividade física. Destaca- se que os resultados dos dois estudos reforçam a importância de se pensar e planejar a fase da aposentadoria para que esta etapa de vida seja usufruída com melhores índices de bem-estar psicológico. / The aim of this research was to evaluate the psychological well-being (BEP) of a group of bank retirees and verify the relation of the BEP and the fact of any preparation action for the retirement done, with the sort of social support and the importance given to some key-factors for the retirement planning. The data collection was performed via internet, through an online self applied questionnaire, about sociodemographic data, planning actions for retirement, the Psychological Well-being Scale, the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey Questionnaire and the Scale of the Key Factors for Retirement Planning. The research participants were 200 bank retirees, 68% men and 32% women who build their career and retired in a public financial institution and/or with mixed economy at the Rio Grande do Sul state. The collected data were organized in two empirical articles. The first one presents the participants description and the relation of the BEP and the sociodemographic characteristics of the studied group. The results pointed that the participation on associations and/or retirees groups, to have a volunteer work and to have a paid work during the retirement were the characteristics who shown significant relation with the BEP. The second article presents the relation between the BEP factors, retirement planning actions, social support and key factors for retirement preparation, aiming to identify which of those factors are BEP predictor`s factors. The findings show that 32% of the bank retirees well-being who participated on this study, can be explained for five of the studied variables, between those: the positive social interaction factor, the personal e social well-being and to have a life project, participation on courses and/or lectures and physical activity practice. Stands out that the results of the two studies reinforce the importance to think and plan the retirement phase so this period of life can be enjoyed with better level of psychological well being.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:38:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maura Castello Bernauer.pdf: 7675428 bytes, checksum: 434d3045e21d934d3a6c6cff242b77d3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-11-29 / The role of the individual in response to health loss doesn t occur passively; strategies are often unknown to healthcare services, which motivate the search for care. It s common belief that social groups establish supportive relationships, forming networks that define therapeutic practices and caring itineraries, and collaborating in coping with everyday life situations. The objective of this research is to investigate how the Social Network Support interferes in the configuration of Therapeutic Itinerary and Self-caring Health of men and women using the Healthcare System in Baixada Santista, São Paulo, Brazil. Gender Relations are taken as a basis when considering that therapeutic itineraries and gender issues are analytical categories that can help in the apprehension of processes associated to self-care health adhesion and also promote population`s citizenship and autonomy as well as their role in their daily lives. As an epistemological reference this study has a dialectical historical materialistic conception under the perspective of Sociohistorical Psychology. The listed categories will enable us to obtain information on practices and knowledge that integrate the Social Network Support and to understand selection processes that define their therapeutic itineraries. The Therapeutic Itineraries represent the access to the meanings of self-care process, aiming to grasp how individuals act in relation to their own malaise in search for solutions both in the traditional medical clinics and in their social network through the sharing of beliefs and practices that express their personal sense of health and illness process. Methodologically, the research is evaluative and transforming in its own field data collection, having been developed in three fronts: through live interviews, audio recorded, with open and closed questions, in a Family Health Unit (USF) in the north-west region of Santos, SP; at a public place (square, beach, restaurant, newsstand etc.); and over the Internet (web) with healthy men and women living in cities of Baixada Santista. This study sample consisted of 102 users of healthcare public and private systems, aged above 17 years. The qualitative data analysis made use of the categories social network support, therapeutic itineraries and self-care inserted in the Sphinx Brazil program. For the quantitative analysis we used clusters by means of the SPSS (Social Package for Social Sciences) software. The methodology chosen amplifies the concept of traditional researches as it involves active listening of the population, promotes the search for detailed information about real life situations, and encourages self-criticism by incorporating social actors` opinion. As a consequence, it intends to stimulate awareness in the sense that each individual is the subject of his own history, capable of making decisions on his options / O papel do indivíduo frente aos agravos de saúde não ocorre passivamente; existem estratégias, muitas vezes desconhecidas pelos serviços de saúde, que motivam a busca de cuidados. Acredita-se que os grupos sociais estabelecem relações de apoio, compondo redes que definem práticas terapêuticas e itinerários de cuidado e colaborando no enfrentamento de situações de vida cotidianas. O objetivo desta pesquisa é investigar como a Rede de Apoio Social interfere na configuração do Itinerário Terapêutico e do autocuidado em saúde de homens e mulheres usuários do Sistema de Saúde da Baixada Santista SP. Toma-se como base as Relações de Gênero, acreditando que os itinerários terapêuticos e as questões de gênero são categorias analíticas que podem auxiliar na apreensão dos processos associados à adesão ao autocuidado em saúde e promover a cidadania e a autonomia da população, bem como o protagonismo no seu dia a dia. Este estudo tem como Referencial Epistemológico a concepção materialista histórica dialética com base na perspectiva da Psicologia sócio-histórica. Os Itinerários Terapêuticos representam a via de acesso aos significados do processo de autocuidado, com vistas ao entendimento de como agem os sujeitos em relação ao seu mal-estar na busca por soluções tanto em clínicas médicas tradicionais quanto em sua rede social via compartilhamento de crenças e práticas que expressam seu sentido pessoal do processo saúde e doença. As categorias elencadas possibilitarão obter informações sobre práticas e saberes que integram a Rede de Apoio Social das pessoas e compreender os processos de escolha que desenham seus itinerários terapêuticos. Metodologicamente, a pesquisa é avaliativa e transformadora em seu próprio campo de coleta de dados, tendo sido desenvolvida em três frentes: por meio de entrevistas presenciais, gravadas em áudio, com questões abertas e fechadas, em uma Unidade Saúde da Família USF da Zona Noroeste da cidade de Santos; em Local Público (praça, praia, restaurante, banca de jornal etc.), e pela Internet (web) com homens e mulheres saudáveis, residentes em cidades da Baixada Santista. A amostra do estudo foi composta por 102 usuários do Sistema Público e Privado de saúde, com idade acima de 17 anos. A análise qualitativa dos dados fez uso das categorias rede de apoio social, itinerários terapêuticos, e autocuidado, inseridos no programa Sphinx Brasil. Para a análise quantitativa foram utilizados os conglomerados Clusters, do software SPSS (Social Package for Social Sciences). A metodologia adotada amplia a concepção das pesquisas tradicionais , pois envolve uma escuta ativa da população, promove a busca de informações minuciosas sobre suas situações de vida e estimula a autocrítica por meio da incorporação do olhar de atores sociais. Em consequência, pretende incentivar o protagonismo no sentido de que cada pessoa seja o sujeito de sua própria história, com capacidade de decisão sobre suas opções

Intimate relationships function not in isolation, but within a broader social network and social environment, in which the opinions and actions of close network members can play a role in how a relationship develops. The current study investigated how perceiving support for one’s relationship (including same-sex and mixed-sex relationships) from friends and family is associated with not only relationship well-being, but also the mental and physical health of the individuals within the relationship. After establishing that social support specifically for a relationship was indeed a separate and unique construct as compared to more general social support for an individual, the study tested a hypothesized model using structural equation modeling, finding evidence for a model in which the association between support for a relationship and the health outcomes for an individual is fully mediated by relationship well-being. Relationship type (i.e., same-sex versus mixed-sex) was not a significant moderator, indicating that regardless of relationship type, individuals who perceive more support for their relationship are also more likely to report greater relationship satisfaction and better mental and physical health. Furthermore, participants provided data up to three times over a period of three years, allowing for an examination of how social support for a relationship functions as a predictor of relationship well-being and health outcomes over time. Perceived social support for a relationship at Time 1 was found to be a significant predictor of the rate of relationship dissolution over the course of the study as well as relational and health outcomes at later points in time. With respect to the source of support for the relationship, evidence was found that support from parents and friends both have associations with relationship outcomes, but these findings were inconsistent across analyses with support from parents having stronger associations in some analyses and support from friends having stronger associations in others. Reasons for these discrepancies are discussed, as well as theoretical implications concerning the role that perceived social support for relationships plays in the prediction of relationship well-being and mental and physical health. / Thesis (Ph.D, Psychology) -- Queen's University, 2012-05-29 21:04:59.381