Sourcebook of Social Support and Personality

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Research on Social Support and Personality

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Personality and Social Support Processes

      • Gregory R. Pierce, Brian Lakey, Irwin G. Sarason, Barbara R. Sarason, Helene J. Joseph

      Pages 3-18

   3. A Relational Schema Approach to Social Support

      • Tamarha Pierce, Mark W. Baldwin, John E. Lydon

      Pages 19-47

   4. The Dynamics of Volitional Reliance

      • Jessica Solky Butzel, Richard M. Ryan

      Pages 49-67

   5. Coping as an Individual Difference Variable

      • J. T. Ptacek, Sheila Gross

      Pages 69-91

   6. Assessing Perceived Social Support

      • Mary E. Procidano, Walanda Walker Smith

      Pages 93-106

   7. A Social-Cognitive Perspective on Social Support

      • Brian Lakey, Jana Brittain Drew

      Pages 107-140

   8. Cognitive Causes and Consequences of Perceived Social Support

      • Eric S. Mankowski, Robert S. Wyer Jr.

      Pages 141-165

3. Social Support, Personality, and Mental and Physical Health

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167

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   2. Social Support, Coping, and Psychological Adjustment

      • Charles J. Holahan, Rudolf H. Moos, Liza Bonin

      Pages 169-186

   3. Social Support and Personality in Depression

      • John E. Roberts, Ian H. Gotlib

      Pages 187-214

   4. Social Support, Personality, and Life Stress Adjustment

      • Lawrence H. Cohen, Tanya R. Hettler, Crystal L. Park

      Pages 215-228

   5. Social Support in Marriage

      • Lauri A. Pasch, Thomas N. Bradbury, Kieran T. Sullivan

      Pages 229-256

   6. Personality and the Marital Context

      • Jennifer Katz, Steven R. H. Beach, David A. Smith, Lisa B. Myers

      Pages 257-278

   7. Social Support

      • Robert M. Kaplan, Thomas L. Patterson, David Kerner, Igor Grant, HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center

      Pages 279-301

   8. Social Support, Self-Esteem, Social Conformity, and Gregariousness

      • Michael D. Newcomb, Keunho Keefe

      Pages 303-333

   9. Social Support and Feelings of Personal Control in Later Life

      • Neal Krause

      Pages 335-355

4. Social Support, Personality, and Supportive Interactions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 357-357

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   2. Adult Attachment Patterns and Social Support Processes

      • Kim Bartholomew, Rebecca J. Cobb, Jennifer A. Poole

      Pages 359-378

The work of 47 contributors from the U.S., Canada, and Israel, the Sourcebook gives special attention to the complexity of the social support construct, expanding the field's theoretical base by seriously reappraising social support research in the context of findings from other fields of psychology and related disciplines. Personality processes are specified to account for observed associations between social support and physical well-being. Several new studies are included which illustrate empirical approaches to exploring these processes. And key contributions highlight the great strides made in understanding the links among personal dispositions, situational contexts, and potentially supportive transactions.

• Motivation
• attention
• interaction
• personality
• psychology
• stress
• well-being

• Department of Psychology, Hamilton College, Clinton, USA

  Gregory R. Pierce

• Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA

  Brian Lakey

• Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

  Irwin G. Sarason, Barbara R. Sarason

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