… of social support than for those who have high levels of support. This hypothesis that social
support … Some theorists have recently proposed that the moderating effect of social support is …

… social support as a means of understanding the role of social … relations among appraisals of
support, stress, and outcomes. … both the perception of support and its supposed adaptational …

… support mitigated perceived stressors, and social support moderated the stressor–… of social
support on the process of work stress was weak. In addition, the argument that social support …

… This paper reviews the literature on the social context of health to identify the ways in which
… that social support is available. Leisure has been demonstrated to be highly social in nature …

… through which support systems may influence … social support and morbidity and between
social support and mortality. I distinguish between various conceptualizations of social support …

… roles of enacted social support as enabling, facilitating coping, or a transfer of resources
cannot account for evidence that indicates that being provided with and receiving support may …

… support perceptions and of friendships. Evidence is provided for a stress-buffering role of the
perceived availability of social support. … influences of social anxiety, social competence, and …

… social network, frequency of social interactions); functional social support (ie, the perception
that social … or instrumental needs); emotional social support (ie, behavior that fosters feelings …

… what we now know about the role of close personal relationships in social support and what
pursuing this avenue might yield in enhanced understanding of the support process and the …

… social commerce is built. More specifically, this research examines the role of social support
on relationship quality and its effects on intention to adopt commercial activities in social …