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Social Support Functions

Social Support Functions is a theoretical construct that specifies the distinct types of assistance—such as emotional, instrumental, informational, and appraisal support—provided within social relationships to alleviate stress, enhance well-being, and maintain social integration.

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Stress, social support, and the buffering hypothesis.

Sheldon Cohen, Thomas A. Wills · Psychological Bulletin · 1985 · 17.1K citations

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Social Relationships and Health.

Sheldon Cohen · American Psychologist · 2004 · 4.8K citations

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Caregiving and the Stress Process: An Overview of Concepts and Their Measures

Leonard I. Pearlin, Joseph T. Mullan, Shirley J. Semple et al. · The Gerontologist · 1990 · 4.7K citations

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Social Support and Health.

Catherine E. Ross, Sheldon Cohen, S. Leonard Syme · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1986 · 4K citations

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Stress, Coping, and Social Support Processes: Where Are We? What Next?

Peggy A. Thoits · Journal of Health and Social Behavior · 1995 · 3.5K citations

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Authors

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  1. SE
    Stevan E. Hobfoll

    Kent State University, United States

    29 publications · 4K citations

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  2. CE
    Carolyn E. Cutrona

    Iowa State University, United States

    20 publications · 5.4K citations

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  3. IG
    Irwin G. Sarason

    University of Washington, United States

    21 publications · 3.8K citations

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  4. RS
    Ralf Schwarzer

    Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

    20 publications · 2.2K citations

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  5. NK
    Neal Krause

    University of Michigan, United States

    19 publications · 1.5K citations

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  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    72 h-index

    322 publications

    47.6K citations

  2. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    56 h-index

    235 publications

    22.7K citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    55 h-index

    172 publications

    15K citations

  4. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    53 h-index

    243 publications

    23.6K citations

  5. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    50 h-index

    282 publications

    24.7K citations

  6. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    48 h-index

    180 publications

    14.2K citations

  7. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    46 h-index

    255 publications

    14.2K citations

  8. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    44 h-index

    186 publications

    19.5K citations

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  1. Social Science & Medicine

    101 publications · 11.5K citations

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  2. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    88 publications · 17.5K citations

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  3. Health Psychology

    72 publications · 15.1K citations

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 226 publications · 12.5K citations

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  5. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

    60 publications · 11K citations

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