MAIN-EFFECT MODEL OF SOCIAL SUPPORT
This model of social support points out the direct positive effects on certain physical health outcomes that is independent of stress (Cohen & wills, 1985). The hypothesis of this model directs towards the predictive nature of social support and how it affects our health without a statistical interaction between stress and support. Studies have found that more socially integrated individuals report greater psychological well-being than their less integrated counterparts (Cohen & wills, 1985).
Besides enhancing well-being and protecting health, social support is also found to promote hope, goal orientation and optimism in life. In a study by Padhy, Rana …show more content…
Rosenberg defines self-esteem as the totality of the individual’s thoughts and feelings with reference to himself as an object. It provides a feeling of self-worth, Status and recognition. According to William James, self-esteem is a product of ‘perceived competence in domains of importance’ (James. 1890). Several articles argue that self-esteem is positively associated with adaptive outcomes (pyszczynski, Greenberg, Solomon, Arndt, & Schimel, 2004). This can be justified as the better evaluation the subjects make of themselves, the more they believe the better goals they desire. Self-esteem correlates with optimism because of the potential role that optimism has in raising the possibility of successful experiences ( Heinonen, Raikkonen,