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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... negative . Skeptics , however , invariably point out that although people with negative selfviews may prefer unfavorable feedback on a cognitive level , they do not feel very good when they receive it . Thus the paradox : Why do people ...
... negative . Skeptics , however , invariably point out that although people with negative selfviews may prefer unfavorable feedback on a cognitive level , they do not feel very good when they receive it . Thus the paradox : Why do people ...
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... negative self - views would seek to verify their ( relatively rare ) positive attributes . Consistent with earlier research , they found that when people sampled feedback about their negative attributes , they solicited feedback that ...
... negative self - views would seek to verify their ( relatively rare ) positive attributes . Consistent with earlier research , they found that when people sampled feedback about their negative attributes , they solicited feedback that ...
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... negative interactions revealed that only negative interactions associated with expressive functions , and not those associated with instrumental aid , predicted poor psychological adjustment . In other words , positive emotional ...
... negative interactions revealed that only negative interactions associated with expressive functions , and not those associated with instrumental aid , predicted poor psychological adjustment . In other words , positive emotional ...
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1 the conceptualization | 4 |
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
What Structural Equation Modeling Can Tell Us About | 26 |
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