Social Support: An Interactional View

Social Support: An Interactional View
ISBN-10
0471606243
ISBN-13
9780471606246
Category
Psychology / General
Pages
528
Language
English
Published
1990-05-02
Publisher
Wiley
Authors
Irwin G. Sarason, Barbara R. Sarason, Gregory R. Pierce

Description

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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