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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... friend " or " My wife is my best friend ” ) . Peo- ple frequently count kin among their close friends . Conversely , people often treat close friends as if they were members of the family ( e.g. , " You're like a brother to me ...
... friend " or " My wife is my best friend ” ) . Peo- ple frequently count kin among their close friends . Conversely , people often treat close friends as if they were members of the family ( e.g. , " You're like a brother to me ...
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... friends were considered as important as close kin for moral support . They added that friends may often give more support than some types of family and kin . In some cases , friends are an outlet when family members are unable to ...
... friends were considered as important as close kin for moral support . They added that friends may often give more support than some types of family and kin . In some cases , friends are an outlet when family members are unable to ...
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... friendship ( see Wood & Robertson , 1978 ) . Cer- tainly self - reliance suffers if one becomes too dependent upon friends , but a wide range of social support is available even within the restricted expectations of friendship : Older ...
... friendship ( see Wood & Robertson , 1978 ) . Cer- tainly self - reliance suffers if one becomes too dependent upon friends , but a wide range of social support is available even within the restricted expectations of friendship : Older ...
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Benjamin H Gottlieb | 11 |
A Theoretical Perspective | 18 |
The Nature of Supportive Interactions | 30 |
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