Missing from extant social support literature is a measure of what support providers say to other individuals with problems. To address this void, a two-stage study focused on the messages of potential support providers and how recipients perceived those messages as Helpful, Comforting, and Appropriate. Responses elicited from subjects (n=587) in Stage I were coded according to content (emotional, cognitive, emotional/cognitive) and given to Stage 2 subjects (n=433) for assessment. The results indicate that supporters and recipients react discriminately according to relationship, problem type, and sex. The Measure of Supportive Communication developed in this study demonstrated better than adequate reliability.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500404 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Olson, J. Jeanene (Joyce Jeanene) |
| Contributors | Hurt, H. Thomas, Johnson, Joe Lynn, Spitzberg, Brian |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | ix, 136 leaves: ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Olson, J. Jeanene (Joyce Jeanene), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
Page generated in 0.0152 seconds