Influence of social support on the relationship between interpersonal dependency and psychological distress

タシャ イゾンセイ ト シンリテキ クツウ ノ カンケイ ニオヨボス ソーシャル サポート ノ エイキョウ

フクオカ, ヨシハル

Fukuoka, Yoshiharu

オオサカ ダイガク ダイガクイン ニンゲン カガク ケンキュウカ タイジン シャカイ シンリガク ケンキュウシツ

ソーシャル・サポート

心理的苦痛

媒介的影響

支持的な対人関係

interpersonal dependencysupportive relationships

social support

psychological distress

mediating effect

This study investigated the effect of social support on interpersonal dependency and psychological distress in 233 college students by conducting two surveys. In study 1, the relationship between interpersonal dependency and perceptions related to receiving and giving support was investigated. Subjects with higher interpersonal dependency had a stronger desire for social support, as well as higher resistance to receiving support. In study 2, the relationship between interpersonal dependency, satisfaction with potential supporters, and negative life stressors were examined. Interpersonal dependency significantly correlated with lower satisfaction with support and higher psychological distress. Path analyses showed that dissatisfaction with support networks and life stressors mediated the link between dependency and distress. Based on these results, the nature of good supportive relationships is discussed.