Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Jacobson, David E.

Titel

Types and Timing of Social Support

Ist Teil von

• Journal of health and social behavior, 1986-09, Vol.27 (3), p.250-264

Ort / Verlag

Washington, DC: American Sociological Association

Erscheinungsjahr

1986

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Researchers have attempted to clarify the concept of social support by differentiating types of support and relating them to types of stressors. This "specificity" model of support represents an analytical advance over unitary constructs of support, yet an emphasis on such typological studies provides a static view of the phenomenon. Studies of support timing, however, contribute to an understanding of support processes. By integrating these different perspectives, it is possible to (1) answer questions about what support is and how it works and (2) suggest new directions for support research.