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JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 38, Issue 3, Pages 403-417Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20371
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There are plenty of theories that may support the protective role of social support in the aftermath of potentially traumatic, events. This meta-analytic review examined the role of received and perceived social support in promoting menial health among first responders (e.g., fin:fighters, police officers, and paramedics or emergency medical services personnel). Results showed that the effect sizes derived from 37 empirical studies ranged from 0 to 0.46. The overall weighted mean effect size was of medium magnitude (r = 0.27). Moreover, moderator analysis showed that the effects size of perceived social support (r = 0.31) was significantly higher than the effect size of received social support (r = 0.22). Participants' age and gender or research design did not exert an influence on the relationship between social support and mental health. Theoretical implications and limitations are discussed. (C) 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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