Communicating social support / Daena J. Goldsmith.
"We often turn to our friends, family, spouses, and partners for help in coping with daily stress or major crises. Daena Goldsmith provides a communication-based approach for understanding why some conversations about problems are more helpful than others. In contrast to other research on the s...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2004.
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| Series: | Advances in personal relationships (Cambridge, England).
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "We often turn to our friends, family, spouses, and partners for help in coping with daily stress or major crises. Daena Goldsmith provides a communication-based approach for understanding why some conversations about problems are more helpful than others. In contrast to other research on the social support processes, Goldsmith focuses on interpersonal communication--what people say and how they say it, as well as their reactions to the conversations. Her studies cover adults of all ages and various kinds of stresses, ranging from everyday hassles to serious illnesses and other major crises."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 207 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-195) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521825903 9780521825900 |