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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... Function , 253 Basic Research : Stress and Immune Function , 254 Interpersonal Relationships and Health , 255 Loneliness and Immune Function , 256 Marital Disruption and Immune Function , 257 Caregiving and Immune Function , 259 Self ...
... Function , 253 Basic Research : Stress and Immune Function , 254 Interpersonal Relationships and Health , 255 Loneliness and Immune Function , 256 Marital Disruption and Immune Function , 257 Caregiving and Immune Function , 259 Self ...
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... function and higher urinary cortisol levels ( a stress - responsive hormone ) than did patients who reported less loneliness ( Kiecolt - Glaser et al . , 1984b ) . In addition ... Function 257 Marital Disruption and Immune Function,
... function and higher urinary cortisol levels ( a stress - responsive hormone ) than did patients who reported less loneliness ( Kiecolt - Glaser et al . , 1984b ) . In addition ... Function 257 Marital Disruption and Immune Function,
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... function ( Kiecolt - Glaser et al . , 1987b ) . To assess this hypothesis , psychological question- naires were given to 34 AD caregivers and 34 sociodemographically matched comparison subjects . Blood samples for immunological and ...
... function ( Kiecolt - Glaser et al . , 1987b ) . To assess this hypothesis , psychological question- naires were given to 34 AD caregivers and 34 sociodemographically matched comparison subjects . Blood samples for immunological and ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
1 the conceptualization | 4 |
Traditional Views of Social Support and Their Impact | 9 |
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