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The Role of Social Support in Predicting Depression and Task Overload Among College Students
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The Role of Social Support in Predicting Depression and Task Overload Among College Students

James M. Duncan, Mallory Lucier-Greer, Anthony J. Ferraro and Kayla Reed-Fitzke
Journal of human sciences and extension, Vol.7(1), pp.180-194
02/01/2019
DOI: 10.54718/BBLS9127
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Abstract

Guided by the Relationships Motivation Theory, this short-term longitudinal study examined associations between social support (i.e., relatedness), depression, and stress in the form of task overload among emerging adult, university students (N = 184 at time one; N = 105 at time two; 69.2% female). Results from a series of path models indicated a significant relationship between decreased perceptions of social support over time and an increase in perceived task overload with significant mediating effects through depressive symptomology. Implications for counseling services as well as intervention and awareness points for university professionals are discussed.
Stress and stress in the form of task overload among emerging adult depression emerging adult relatedness social support this short-term longitudinal study examined associations between social support (i.e

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