Investigators at the intersection of personality and social support research have developed a
number of theoretical models to account for the role of a broad range of individual …

The development of a measure of parental stress, the Parental Stress Scale, is presented.
All participants (total N= 1276) completed the Parental Stress Scale and some also …

The intent of this chapter is to provide researchers with the background to make informed
decisions when selecting measures of social support. Our premise is that these decisions …

"... how a man rallies to life's challenges and weathers its storms tells everything of who he is
and all that he is likely to become."—St. Augustine It has long been understood that how a …

This article describes 2 studies testing hypotheses that perceived social support operates in
part as a cognitive personality construct. Both studies found that perceived support …

To obtain a clearer picture of what constitutes social support, we conducted three studies to
compare measures of different conceptions of social support. Relations of these instruments …

Analyzed how a chronic environmental stressor can interfere with the buffering effects of
social support by eroding social support in this prospective, longitudinal study. A classic …

Is psychology good for our health? What is the effect of class on social behaviour? In this
comprehensive and fully up-to-date accoung of the psychology of everyday life, Michael …

Abstract Background The outbreak of Covid-19 had negative impacts on the mental stress
and induced psychological distress among university students worldwide. This study …

Examined the specific interpersonal behaviors that convey support from one person to
another, the types of interpersonal experiences that characterize individuals who report high …