Why is enacted social support associated with increased distress? Using simulation to test two possible sources of spuriousness

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-65

  Seidman, Gwendolyn ^a   Shrout, Patrick E ^a   Bolger, Niall ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Simulation; Social support; Statistical analysis; Stress and coping; Theory testing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 30344438509     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167205279582     Document Type: Review

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