APS
2023 APS Annual Convention
The Protective Role of Interpersonal Support in Times of Crisis: A Developmental, Cross-Cultural, and Socioeconomic Analysis of Social Relationships during COVID-19
This Symposium presents three empirical studies that investigate the protective role of interpersonal support at different levels of the socio-ecological system in mitigating COVID-19 related distress. The studies take a developmental, cross-cultural, and socioeconomically diverse perspective to examine how social connections can buffer against distress during times of crisis.
Chairs & Discussants
- Saeideh HeshmatiChair
Claremont Graduate University
Presentations
- Cultural Variations in Social Support and Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Country Comparison of China, Iran, and the United StatesTina Badakhshan, Hosain Heshmati, Rebecca Donaldson, Kresimir Reil, Jaymes Rombaoa, Saeideh Heshmati
- Interpersonal Closeness in Younger and Older Adults during COVID-19: An Examination of Developmental Differences in Coping with Mass DisastersAndrew Villamil, Kewei Su, Jaymes Rombaoa, Megan Mansfield, Ximena Giesemann, Saeideh Heshmati
- Perceived Parental Support As a Buffer to College Students’ Mental Health and Stress during COVID-19: A Socioeconomic ExaminationKresimir Reil, Giacomo Bono
