Some consequences for helpers who deliver "cold comfort": Why it's worse for women than men to be inept when providing emotional support

Sex Roles

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 153-172

  Holmstrom, Amanda J ^a   Burleson, Brant R ^b   Jones, Susanne M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comforting; Emotional support; Gender role expectations; Heuristic information processing; Social skills; Women's friendships

Indexed keywords

EID: 27244434150     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-005-5676-4     Document Type: Article

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