Bei diesem Buch" Die alltäglichen Helfer” handelt es sich um eine gekürzte und
überarbeitete Fassung einer 1987 an der Fakultät für Pädagogik der Universität Bielefeld …

We investigated relations between prosocial behavior, perceived social support, and
improvement in depression and anxiety symptoms over 6 months among 102 Acholi …

This study addressed conceptual and methodological issues surrounding the assessment of
children's perceptions of social support. Specifically, the present study concerned the …

Although studies in public management have identified personal attributes, job
characteristics, and organizational rewards as key factors that influence affective …

BACKGROUND: Drug abuse is a significant public health problem because of its
association with numerous negative health and social consequences. Examining the social …

A unique indicator of change in our culture's openness to and interest in death, dying, and
bereavement is the availability of" thanatechnology": technological mechanisms such as …

Recent research on social support has suggested that there may be only a weak correlation
between perceived and received (enacted) support, with the former best seen as a stable …

The relation of mothers' personal and maternal networks to the quality of their play
interactions was examined. Personal networks consisted of all persons the mother deemed …

An increasingly important component of society's response to the AIDS epidemic is the
involvement of volunteers in caring for persons with AIDS. To understand this social …

[This book] is an excellent resource for the diverse practitioners and educators who are
involved in this nascent area."--Cruse Bereavement Care [This] book is innovative and …