Sex differences and similarities in the communication of social support

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 317-337

  Goldsmith, Daena J ^a   Dun, Susan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Sex differences; Social support; Support providers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031287259     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407597143003     Document Type: Article

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