Social Support In Stress Coping Evaluation

Question 1

Which study shows that social support is different in different cultures?

Answer 1

Tayler et al (2004)
- compared Asian and European Americans and found that Asian Americans were much less likely to seek social support when stressed
- role of social support may apply differently to different cultures

Question 2

What research shows that social support helps to reduce effects of stress and illness?

Answer 2

Fawzy et al 1993
-cancer patients randomly allocated to a support group for 6 weeks and provided emotional support
- more likely to have better NK cell functioning and more likely to be cancer-free six years later than a control group

Question 3

Why is it difficult to identify different types of social support?

Answer 3

The three often overlap, contradicting the idea that they are distinct types of support