There is an extensive body of research indicating that social support can contribute to health
and well-being by reducing exposure to stress and enhancing coping efforts. The …

Designed to acquaint readers with the most up-to-date information on close relationship
theory and research, Facework provides a thorough examination of the authors' research, as …

Social support provides general social therapy for all types of incongruities one may
encounter, soothing and relieving the symptoms of the person encountering the incongruity …

This... volume focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the process,
structure, and function of communication in support and helping relationships. Researchers …

As the HIV epidemic enters its third decade, it remains one of the most pressing health
issues of our time. Many aspects of the disease remain under-researched and inadequate …

Friends with benefits relationships (FWBRs) are defined as relationships between cross‐sex
friends in which the friends engage in sexual activity but do not define their relationship as …

Supportive interactions often pose conflicting goals: Speakers want to give or receive
support, simultaneously conveying and receiving acceptance and preserving the autonomy …

This groundbreaking work by leading social psychologists, who have all contributed in
important ways to the psychology of group perception, focuses in particular on three …

The effort to understand personal relationships has traditionally focused on the individual
characteristics of participants. Personal Relationships and Personal Networks takes this …

Systematic random-sampling procedures were used to gather a sample of 191 community
residents in Kaohsiung city, Taiwan, and survey them regarding (a) amount of social support …