When other people are heaven, when other people are hell: How social identity determines the nature and impact of social support

The Social Cure: Identity, Health and Well-Being

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 157-174

  Haslam, S Alexander ^a   Reicher, Stephen D ^b   Levine, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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