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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... positive self - conceptions , as the self- views of such individuals lead them to expect such events . Consider , for example , a female attorney who is promoted to partner in her law firm . If she thinks of herself as incompetent , the ...
... positive self - conceptions , as the self- views of such individuals lead them to expect such events . Consider , for example , a female attorney who is promoted to partner in her law firm . If she thinks of herself as incompetent , the ...
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... positive or negative self - concepts a choice of either favorable or unfavorable social feedback . As the self - verification formulation would suggest , participants with positive self - concepts ( e.g. , nonde- pressed or high ...
... positive or negative self - concepts a choice of either favorable or unfavorable social feedback . As the self - verification formulation would suggest , participants with positive self - concepts ( e.g. , nonde- pressed or high ...
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... positive it is , and the better it will be for health . SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS Social support researchers have generally assumed that the desire for positive feedback is a major organizing force in interpersonal relationships . It is ...
... positive it is , and the better it will be for health . SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS Social support researchers have generally assumed that the desire for positive feedback is a major organizing force in interpersonal relationships . It is ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
1 the conceptualization | 4 |
Traditional Views of Social Support and Their Impact | 9 |
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