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Peers’ social support and academic stress among boarding school students
Published in Ford Lumban Gaol, Natalia Filimonova, Irina Frolova, Ignatova Tatiana Vladimirovna, Inclusive Development of Society, 2020
Miftahul Hidayah, Fitri Ayu Kusumaningrum
Peer social support is a source of support (Sarafino, 2006). Santrock (2007) stated that peers are children or adolescents whose age and maturity level are more or less the same. Peer support according to Mead et al. (2001) is a form of granting and receiving assistance based on certain principles such as shared responsibility and mutual agreement among them about what is useful. According to Thompson and Mazer (2009) in the academic environment there are four forms of support that can be given by peers: (1) informational support to overcome academic problems including helping out with school assignments and providing advice; (2) esteem support, which is emotional and can create comfort, confidence, and increased self-esteem for students; (3) motivational support that encourages students to complete their assignments, which is an important strategy for students to cope with the more challenging school work; and (4) venting support as the main strategy used to overcome frustration with teachers and classes.
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Published in Wilmar Schaufeli, Dirk Enzmann, The Burnout Companion to Study and Practice: A Critical Analysis, 2020
Wilmar Schaufeli, Dirk Enzmann
We use peer-support group here as a generic term to denote any group of coworkers who come together on a more or less regular basis to exchange information, support each other emotionally, or to solve problems at work. These groups may vary greatly as to the extent to which they are formalised. At the one end of the spectrum one finds loosely organised groups of co-workers that discuss immediate concerns of the participants (e.g. Randolph, 1981), whereas at the opposite end one finds well-structured groups that use a specific, systematic approach (e.g. Balint-groups; see Rabinowitz et al., 1996). However, all peer-support groups have in common at least five elements. They provide: ■ Recognition Sharing particular ideas, problems, or concerns with others is emotionally reassuring. Moreover, peers may serve as a basis for comparison since they provide a yardstick against which one can measure one's own feelings and actions.■ Comfort Peers provide a shoulder to cry on, or a sympathetic ear.■ Help Peers may offer direct aid or assistance (e.g. take over duties) or suggest practical solutions.■ Insight Support groups offer the opportunity to learn from each other. How did others handle that problem? What kind of resources did they use?■ Companionship Being together in an informal atmosphere and discussing common concerns strengthens the interpersonal ties. It is a pleasant escape from everyday routine and counteracts social isolation. These five functions of peer-support groups roughly correspond with the types of social support that are generally distinguished: appraisal support, emotional support, instrumental support, informational support, and rewarding companionship, respectively. Because of the fact that peer-support groups cover practically all aspects of social support, they seem quite useful in preventing burnout.
Exploring the relationship between learner proactivity and social capital via online learner interaction: role of perceived peer support
Published in Behaviour & Information Technology, 2023
Ali Nawaz Khan, Naseer Abbas Khan, Khalid Mehmood
When people help each other with their wisdom, experience, emotional, social, or practical needs, this is known as peer support (Mead, Hilton, and Curtis 2001). This is also usually defined as initiatives in which co-workers, affiliates of self-help organisations, and others meet as equals in person or online to offer shared association and support (Tracy and Wallace 2016). According to extant research, perceived social or peer support appears to mediate the associations between taxing life events and psychological impacts such as anxiety, melancholy, and behavioural discomfort (Brausch and Decker 2014; Khan 2021a). According to research, an individual’s view of others’ accessibility as a resource, rather than actual support received, significantly influences coping efficacy, welfare, and emotional and physical health (Dolbier and Steinhardt 2000).