The role of perceived similarity in supportive responses to victims of negative life events

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1537-1546

  Westmaas, J Lee ^a   Silver, Roxane Cohen ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attraction; Cancer; Coping; Helping; Similarity; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VICTIM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33749647303     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167206291874     Document Type: Article

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