Predicting receipt of social support: A longitudinal study of parents' reactions to their child's illness.

Hobfoll, Stevan E.; Lerman, Maya

doi:10.1037/0278-6133.8.1.61

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“…Although relational closeness has not been directly examined, relational satisfaction and relational quality have each been found to be associated with the proscription of social support (Dunkel-Schetter & Skokan, 1990;Hobfoll & Lerman, 1989). The results of the present research extend these findings, and indicate that relational closeness is a key determinant of bystander social support behaviors in the cyberbullying context.…”

Section: Bystander Interventionsupporting

confidence: 78%

“…However, Dunkel-Schetter and Skokan (1990) posited several potential determinants of when someone might provide social support, including relational quality. In marital relationships, the amount of support received on a daily basis from a spouse is positively correlated with relational satisfaction (Hobfoll & Lerman, 1989). Although these studies center mainly on marital relationships, it is likely that individuals will be more likely to offer support to people with whom they have close relationships.…”

Section: Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, individuals are more likely to help victims whom they perceive to be part of their "in-group" rather than an "out-group" (Levine et al, 2002), and most helping behavior occurs between friends or family members (Amato, 1990). Moreover, the social support research suggests that individuals are more likely to offer help to those with whom they have a satisfying relationship (Hobfoll & Lerman, 1989). Thus, it is important to consider the influence of relational closeness on bystander behavior, especially as individuals continue to interact online with friends, family members, and acquaintances from their offline world (e.g., Lampe et al, 2007).…”

Section: H3cmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Bystander Intervention in Cyberbullying

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Vangelisti²

2015

Communication Monographs

132

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Bystander Intervention in Cyberbullying

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2015

Communication Monographs

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“…Support providers may become overwhelmed by the enormous need for assistance (Dunkel-Schetter & Wortman, 1982;Hobfoll & Lerman, 1989;Nyamathi, 1991) and supportive resources may become exhausted. Unusually abundant and exceptionally skillful support may be necessary to counter the extremely adverse circumstances of poor women.…”

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confidence: 99%

Psychosocial correlates of emotional distress and risk behavior in african-american women at risk for hiv infection

Nyamathi¹,

Wayment²,

Dunkel-Schetter³

1993

Anxiety, Stress & Coping

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We examined a model of stress and coping in 749 African-American women at risk for HIV infection. Women in the sample were either homeless, intravenous drug users (IVDUs) sexual partners of IVDUs, or prostitutes. A model was hypothesized based on stress and coping theory and research. Antecedents studied were personal resources, specifically self-esteem and available support. Mediators were threat appraisal and coping efforts. Outcomes studied were emotional distress and HIV risk behaviors. Structural equation modeling techniques were used to test hypothesized pathways between these variables. Forty-five percent of the variance in emotional distress in these women was explained by the model with self-esteem and avoidant coping the strongest predictors. Ten percent of the variance in risk behavior was explained by the model with emotional distress the strongest predictor. Direct and indirect pathways predicting risk behavior and distress are discussed. Implications of results for intervention and theory building are considered.

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“…One of the most salient predictors of support provision is the request for support (e.g., Hobfoll & Lerman, 1989). Requests for support may be expressed either directly or indirectly (Eckenrode & Wethington, 1990).…”

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Modeling support provision in intimate relationships.

Iida¹,

Seidman²,

Shrout³

et al. 2008

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

144

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Whereas supportive interactions are usually studied from the perspective of recipients alone, the authors used a dyadic design to incorporate the perspectives of both provider and recipient. In 2 daily diary studies, the authors modeled provider reports of support provision in intimate dyads over several weeks. The 1st involved couples experiencing daily stressors (n ϭ 79); the 2nd involved couples experiencing a major professional stressor (n ϭ 196). The authors hypothesized that factors relating to (a) recipients (their requests for support, moods, and stressful events), (b) providers (their moods and stressful events), (c) the relationship (relationship emotions and history of support exchanges), and (d) the stressor (daily vs. major stressors) would each predict daily support provision. Across both studies, characteristics of providers, recipients, and their relationship emerged as key predictors. Implications for theoretical models of dyadic support processes are discussed.Keywords: support provision, dyadic relationships, emotions, multilevel models, daily diary studies Social affiliation is considered to be a basic psychological need (Ryan & Deci, 2000), and a primary way adults fulfill this need is to form an intimate relationship with another person. Once formed, intimate relationships can be potent-and often primary-sources of emotional and practical support in times of stress. Indeed, it is common in social epidemiology to use marital status as a proxy measure of social support availability (e.g., Berkman & Breslow, 1983). The equation of marital status with social support has been justified by evidence that married people live longer, recover more quickly from mental and physical illnesses, and are less likely to engage in risk-taking behavior than those who are not married (for a review, see Coombs, 1991).Despite this evidence, there are indications that merely having an intimate partner does not imply that a person will receive effective support (Coyne & Bolger, 1990). Even when the support is well-intended, it can be inappropriate, untimely, or excessive (Coyne, Wortman, & Lehman, 1988). Further, when couples confront severe or chronic stressors, the partner may become overwhelmed and essentially incapable of being supportive. For example, in a study of breast cancer patients and their significant others Bolger, Foster, Vinokur, and Ng (1996) reported that the greater the patients' distress in the month immediately following diagnosis, the less likely their husbands provided support over the subsequent 6 months. This finding underscores the fact that support provision itself can be a variable process.To date, published studies on enacted support have usually focused on the perspective of the distressed, injured, or ill persons who are the recipients of the support (e.g., Neff & Karney, 2005;Sandler & Barrera, 1984;Sarason, Sarason, & Pierce, 1990). A second characteristic of the literature is that supportive acts are treated as causes rather than consequences, whether in naturalistic studies of so...

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Predicting receipt of social support: A longitudinal study of parents' reactions to their child's illness.

Cited by 103 publications

References 17 publications

Bystander Intervention in Cyberbullying

Bystander Intervention in Cyberbullying

Psychosocial correlates of emotional distress and risk behavior in african-american women at risk for hiv infection

Modeling support provision in intimate relationships.

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