Pursuit of comfort and pursuit of harmony: Culture, relationships, and social support seeking

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1595-1607

  Kim, Heejung S ^a   Sherman, David K ^a   Ko, Deborah ^a   Taylor, Shelley E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Relationship; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUATION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 33751342667     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167206291991     Document Type: Article

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