كيف يؤثر السند الاجتماعي على الصحة العامة ؟: تناول نظري في ضوء الأدبيات العلمية

Abstract EN

If the role of social support is recognized as an essential factor in human adaptation, it nonetheless gives rise to theoretical debate when it comes to explaining its effects.

The literature has identified a variety of explanations, the two most frequently used model are the main-effect model which assumes the existence of direct relationships between social support and health or well-being in general, and the stress-buffering model which supposed the presence of an indirect effect of the social support on health and well-being.

This article aims firstly to better situate the concept of social support in the broad field of social relations, and then explain how it affects health.