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Social support : an interactional view

edited by Barbara R. Sarason, Irwin G. Sarason, Gregory R. Pierce

(Wiley series on personality processes)

John Wiley & Sons, c1990

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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Description

This text 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. Areas studied range from the contribution of social support to personal relationships to 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.

Table of Contents

  • DEFINING AND ASSESSING SOCIAL SUPPORT: Traditional Views of Social Support and Their Impact on Assessment
  • Social Support in Young Children: Measurement, Structure and Bahavioral Impact
  • SOCIAL SUPPORT IN THE CONTEXT OF PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
  • Social Support: The Sense of Acceptance and the Role of Relationships
  • From Self to Health: Self-Verification and Identity Disruption
  • Social Relationships as a Source of Companionship: Implications for Older Adults' Psychological Well-Being
  • SOCIAL SUPPORT AND STRESS COPING: Social Support, Stress and the Immune System
  • Differentiating the Cognitive and Behavioral Aspects of Social Support
  • SOCIAL SUPPORT APPLICATIONS AND INTERVENTIONS IN CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS: The Role of Coping in Support Provision: The Self- Presentational Dilemma of Victims of Life Crises
  • Social Support During Extreme Stress: Consequences and Intervention.

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