Social Support in Couples - Marriage as a Resource in Times of Stress

Social support is vital in long-term relationships of couples. This volume provides a rich understanding of this support system.

Following an overview of definitions and conceptualizations of social support, Cutrona explores everyday acts that communicate caring and concern in dyads, discussing such issues as: gender-related differences; the interplay between supportive and destructive interactions; and high stress levels experienced during chronic illness. She also suggests specific techniques for therapists to use when assisting couples who want to increase the quality and frequency of mutual support.

List of contents

What Is Social Support, and What Makes You Think You Have It?
Gender Related Differences in Social Support and Coping
Giving and Taking Support
A Complicated Process
The Interplay between Conflict and Social Support
Do Positive Behaviors Really Matter?
In Sickness and in Health
When One Partner Has a Serious Illness
Social Support Therapy with Couples
Future Research Directions

Product details

• Authors: Carolyn E. Cutrona
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.04.1996
• EAN: 9780803948846
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-4884-6
• No. of pages: 168
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 254 g
• Series: Sage Close Relationships
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories