Social Support

My post-secondary educational trek was anything but “ordinary” — When most people think of the college experience, they envision a high school graduate heading off to a dorm, studying hard, attending several parties throughout the year, and then receiving a diploma within 4–5 calendar years. My path was very different from that. I began college in August of 2000…but…

What is it and how does it affect you? — Individualism. There’s several different definitions in varying contexts. I recently saw an Instagram post talking about individualism in terms of feeling like we need to do everything ourselves, be self-reliant, and fully independent. In the post, it was mentioned how oftentimes, in today’s day and age, we tend to feel…

The father-to-be appears to be under internet fire for not providing social support to his girlfriend, who is 39-weeks pregnant. — Pregnancy can be a challenging time for both would-be-parents. But the physical and emotional toll of maternal prenatal stress can also present challenges for the baby. A 2019 study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) found that approximately 30%…

Previously, in our article, Is social support the cure for recidivism, we discussed the importance of social support for ex-offenders when they re-enter their community. We cited evidence to support the claims that social support from loved ones post-incarceration significantly reduces the likelihood of re-incarceration. …