Social Support: An Interactional ViewBarbara R. Sarason, Irwin G. Sarason, Gregory R. Pierce Focuses on one of the fastest-growing areas of psychological research and application, that of social support and its relevance to socialization, development and clinical concerns. Included are up-to-date findings on assessment of social support, the contribution of social support to personal relationships, its importance in personality development, applications in dealing with stressful situations, practical applications in prevention and therapeutic intervention in clinical and community settings. Approaches discussed include clinical and field studies, experimental investigations and empirical inquiries that take a life-span developmental perspective. |
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... emotional support . Hunter and Youniss ( 1982 ) studied children in the 4th , 7th , and 10th grades and found that intimacy ( similar to our measure of emotional support ) with mothers and fathers was relatively high and consistent ...
... emotional support . Hunter and Youniss ( 1982 ) studied children in the 4th , 7th , and 10th grades and found that intimacy ( similar to our measure of emotional support ) with mothers and fathers was relatively high and consistent ...
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... emotional support . In the two studies predicting mental health outcomes ( Kessler & Essex , 1982 ; Krause , 1987 ) , emotional support was associated with better outcomes . However , emotional support was not related to hypertension in ...
... emotional support . In the two studies predicting mental health outcomes ( Kessler & Essex , 1982 ; Krause , 1987 ) , emotional support was associated with better outcomes . However , emotional support was not related to hypertension in ...
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... emotional support should be essential , as the event cannot be prevented , and emotion - focused coping is of great importance in reducing the intensity of fear , depression , and anger that may result from serious illness . For some ...
... emotional support should be essential , as the event cannot be prevented , and emotion - focused coping is of great importance in reducing the intensity of fear , depression , and anger that may result from serious illness . For some ...
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1 the conceptualization | 4 |
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
What Structural Equation Modeling Can Tell Us About | 26 |
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