It is generally assumed that social support has a favorable impact on the maintenance of
health and on coping with illness. However, results are inconsistent and even conflicting …

Methods of covariance structure modeling are frequently applied in psychological research.
These methods merge the logic of confirmatory factor analysis, multiple regression, and path …

Since the publication of our first text on social cognition, a lot has changed for us personally
(children come and gone, grandchildren have arrived, new jobs, new houses) and …

This original work focuses on how stress evolves and is resolved in the interplay between
persons and their social connectedness within family, tribe, and culture. Stress, Culture, and …

This paper draws on writings in psychology, sociology and organizational behavior to
develop a conceptual framework that specifies how positive emotion helps employees …

The authors evaluated the impact of receiving social support on subsequent levels of
perceived social support and psychological distress in 2 independent samples of victims of …

This study extended incivility research beyond the confines of the workplace by exploring
the relationships between incivility, work-to-family conflict and family support. Data collected …

When stresses and hassles challenge our abilities to cope, we frequently turn to family,
friends, and partners for help. Yet social support from close relational partners does not …

Perceived partner responsiveness is a core feature of close, satisfying relationships. But
how does responsiveness originate? Can people create relationships characterized by high …

This prospective longitudinal study examined stress-mediating potentials of 3 types of social
support: social embeddedness, perceived support from nonkin, and perceived support from …