Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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Social support and mental health: the mediating role of perceived stress

Acoba, Evelyn F.
www.frontiersin.org Summary & key facts 2024 281 citations

This study surveyed 426 Filipino adults online during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic to see if perceived stress helps explain links between social support and mental health. Using standard questionnaires, the researchers found that lower perceived stress was linked to more positive feelings and less anxiety and depression when…

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