Although the influence of social support in health is a widely acknowledged factor, there is a
significant gap in the understanding of its role on cognition. The purpose of this systematic …

Recent findings often show a robust relationship in which social and emotional support from
others can be protective for health. The next generation of studies must explain, however …

People's perceptions of the social support they have available can have an important impact
on their social adjustment and their ability to cope with stress. Moreover, this influence …

Contemporary models postulate the importance of psychological mechanisms linking
perceived and received social support to physical health outcomes. In this review, we …

The purpose of this review was to determine the effect of different types of social support on
physical, psychological, and stress-related health outcomes. Meta-analysis was used to …

Social support is typically thought to protect people from bad events, whereas capitalization
support augments people's reactions to good events. Because social support and …

In this chapter, we discuss assessment of perceived social support with respect to three
inseparable issues: defining perceived support, selecting particular approaches to assess it …

Social support is now considered to be one of the main contributing variables to mental
health. A review of the literature shows that it certainly influences mental health, but it …

This chapter is intended to serve several purposes. We begin by reviewing the concept of
social support and its implications for assessment, an activity that has preoccupied social …

Surgery and pharmaceuticals are not the only effective procedures we have to improve our
health. The natural human tendency to care for fellow humans, to support them with social …