Social Support and Preventive and Therapeutic Interventions

Three Generalizability Studies of the Components of Perceived Coach Support

“…For example, given the figures above, interventions designed to focus purely on target influences may be misguided-a potential reason for the mixed success of support interventions (Hogan et al, 2002;Lakey & Lutz, 1996). The identification of significant relational components in the present studies would, however, challenge the appealing notion that some coaches are characteristically and objectively more supportive than others.…”

Juggling the roles of parents, therapists, friends and teachers – a working model for an integrative conception of mentoring

“…Whereas attachment theory focuses mainly on distress situations (Goldberg, Grusec, & Jenkins, 1999a;1999b) and, like the parental role, emphasizes mentors' protective behavior and provision of security, social support helps in a range of conditions, not only distress situations (Lakey & Lutz, 1996, Pierce, Sarason, Sarason, Joseph, & Henderson, 1996. When adopting the role of parent or friend, the mentor's behavior includes a variety of support provisions such as guidance, providing information, direct assistance with tasks, encouragement, advice and reassurance.…”

“…Socially deprived people may exhibit a variety of ill effects, such as maladjustments, health problems and behavioral or psychological pathology (Baumeister & Leary, 1995;Davis, Morris, & Kraus, 1998;Larose & Bernier, 2001;Sarason, Pierce, Shearin, Sarason, Waltz, & Poppe, 1991). Interventions such as mentoring, which increase social support and its availability, are thus perceived as facilitating the ability to cope with stressful situations (for review see Leavy, 1983;Sandler, 1980) and preventing psychological problems (Lakey & Lutz, 1996).…”

Social Support and Coronary Heart Disease: Epidemiologic Evidence and Implications for Treatment

“…Social support interventions, particularly those with a cognitive focus, may also work by improving perceived social support (107,118). To date, however, the types of social support that can be meaningfully altered and the therapeutic methods that are most effective are largely unknown (86,117,119 -122).…”