The relationship of social support, emotional expression, and health status: a LISREL analysis of conceptual models

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dc.contributor.authorPutnam, Dana Evanen
dc.contributor.committeechairFinney, Jack W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberClum, George A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberEisler, Richard M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWinett, Richard A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAxsom, Danny K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKeith, Timothy Z.en
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:14:50Zen
dc.date.adate2006-06-07en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:14:50Zen
dc.date.issued1993en
dc.date.rdate2006-06-07en
dc.date.sdate2006-06-07en
dc.description.abstractThe present study investigated the relationship between hostility, self concealment, social support, stress, and health. A path model was proposed, evaluated, and modified using the linear structural relations (LISREL) method of latent variable path analysis. Subjects were 402 undergraduate psychology students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All subjects completed self-report measures initially and 293 subjects completed mailed follow-up measures of health status one semester later. Health care utilization data was obtained from the Student Health Services. Results indicated that social support had strong direct effects, but relatively weak indirect effects on health. Whereas, hostility and self-concealment were found to have indirect effects, but not direct effects, on health. Hostility affected health via effects on social support, stress, and self-concealment. Self-concealment affected health via its effect on stress, and stress directly affected health. These findings suggest that emotional expression has an important influence on the relationship between social support, stress, and health.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentv, 90 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06072006-124158en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06072006-124158/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/38549en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1993.P886.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 29856090en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1993.P886en
dc.subject.lcshEmotions -- Health aspectsen
dc.subject.lcshHostility (Psychology)en
dc.subject.lcshStress (Psychology)en
dc.titleThe relationship of social support, emotional expression, and health status: a LISREL analysis of conceptual modelsen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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