Communicating Social SupportAlbrecht and Adelman address theoretical and methodological issues for understanding the social support process in everyday life. They contend that social support is inextricably linked to communication behaviour and that the logical and empirical link between the two is long overdue. @3They present a theoretical overview (including strategies for measuring social support), examine support in specific settings and consider the dilemmas of supportive communication. They also discuss future directions for research and practice. |
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Terrance Albrecht Mara B. Adelman. Rethinking the Relationship Between Communication and Social Support : An Introduction TERRANCE L. ALBRECHT MARA B. ADELMAN To think of life without any supportive relationships is to think of a ...
Terrance Albrecht Mara B. Adelman. Rethinking the Relationship Between Communication and Social Support : An Introduction TERRANCE L. ALBRECHT MARA B. ADELMAN To think of life without any supportive relationships is to think of a ...
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... Adelman , 1984 ) . However , there are some important benefits from high network density . Low dense structures are helpful for enhancing personal control by facilitating stress coping and role transition , and by opening up information ...
... Adelman , 1984 ) . However , there are some important benefits from high network density . Low dense structures are helpful for enhancing personal control by facilitating stress coping and role transition , and by opening up information ...
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... Adelman ( 1983 ) reported internal reliability coefficients for this scale at .80 and .81 . 3. Often expressed as a ratio of actual to theoretically possible links . A value of 0.0 would represent no interconnectedness among a set of ...
... Adelman ( 1983 ) reported internal reliability coefficients for this scale at .80 and .81 . 3. Often expressed as a ratio of actual to theoretically possible links . A value of 0.0 would represent no interconnectedness among a set of ...
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Benjamin H Gottlieb | 11 |
A Theoretical Perspective | 18 |
The Nature of Supportive Interactions | 30 |
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