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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... perceptions of control emanating from stable self - conceptions may help people cope with stressful life changes by improving immune system functioning ( e.g. , Taylor , 1986 ) . Research on stress in animals has demonstrated a link ...
... perceptions of control emanating from stable self - conceptions may help people cope with stressful life changes by improving immune system functioning ( e.g. , Taylor , 1986 ) . Research on stress in animals has demonstrated a link ...
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... perceptions of control . After all , certainty is associated with perceptions of con- trol ( Brown , 1987 ) , and perceptions of control appear to play an important role in reducing the negative consequences of stressful circumstances ...
... perceptions of control . After all , certainty is associated with perceptions of con- trol ( Brown , 1987 ) , and perceptions of control appear to play an important role in reducing the negative consequences of stressful circumstances ...
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... perceptions of available support predicted one of the six helping behaviors , but only on days when at least one stressful event was reported . Nonsignificant trends in the data indicated that perceptions of available support were ...
... perceptions of available support predicted one of the six helping behaviors , but only on days when at least one stressful event was reported . Nonsignificant trends in the data indicated that perceptions of available support were ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
1 the conceptualization | 4 |
Traditional Views of Social Support and Their Impact | 9 |
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