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Alias, Weam (2025) The Role of Social Support in Mental Health Outcomes for Black Adults in Ireland. Undergraduate thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.
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Abstract
This study investigates the connection between Black adults' mental health outcomes, specifically, stress, anxiety, and depression and their perceptions of social support in Ireland. 89 participants in a cross-sectional, quantitative survey design filled out standardised questionnaires measuring psychological distress, family functioning, socioeconomic status (SES), perceived social support, and attitudes towards getting psychological help. Higher perceived social support was substantially linked to lower levels of anxiety and depression, according to hierarchical regressions. None of the three suggested moderators SES, family functioning, or help-seeking attitudes significantly influenced the association between support and distress, but socioeconomic status and family functioning also independently predicted mental health outcomes. These results imply that socioeconomic factors and perceived social support both have additive effects on mental health, but not an interactive one. The results highlight the importance of addressing both individual and structural contributors to wellbeing in Black communities and highlight the need for culturally relevant mental health interventions within the Irish context.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Undergraduate) |
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| Supervisors: | Name Email Coughlan, Barry UNSPECIFIED |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain > Ireland R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA790 Mental Health |
| Divisions: | School of Business (- 2025) > BA (Honours) in Psychology |
| Depositing User: | Ciara O'Brien |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Nov 2025 16:35 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Nov 2025 16:35 |
| URI: | https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/8937 |
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