Authors
Irwin N Sandler, Manuel Barrera
Publication date
1984/2/1
Journal
American Journal of Community Psychology
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
37
Publisher
Plenum Press.
Description
Two studies were done to assess the direct and stress-buffering effects of Social Support on psychological symptoms of college students. Three conceptually distinct measures were used to assess different aspects of social support: receipt of supportive transactions, satisfaction with support received, and social support network characteristics. The results indicated a significant direct and stress-buffering effect for support satisfaction in reducing psychologica/symptomatology. Zo/measures o/sugyo//me/-work size were used: number of people who were both a source of supportive and of upsetting interactions (conflicted support network), and number of people who were only mentioned as a source of support (unconflicted support network). Conflicted network size was positively related to symptomatology and increased the relationship between stress and symptomatology. No direct or interaction effects were obtained …
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