Much of the existing research on social support overlooks the communicative processes that
link supportive acts to beneficial effects. The present study represents an alternative …

W hen people encounter family, friends, coworkers, or even acquaintances who are upset
about something, a typical response is to give advice. In fact, advice—recommendations …

Research on advice in supportive interactions indicates that receptiveness to advice (the
extent to which advice is wanted) has a strong influence on how advice is evaluated. The …

Although few decisions are made without seeking advice, advice can challenge the
autonomy of its recipient. As a result, it is viewed as potentially intrusive and is enacted …

Previous research on advice in supportive interactions has focused on the influence of
facework, and has not systematically considered the effects of advice content. Further, this …

Viewing supportive communication as a multistage process, the present study proposed and
tested an integrated model of advice giving, which specifies three sequential moves in …

Guided by an integration of existing theories on advice and persuasion, the current study
presented and assessed the influence of multiple message and source factors on responses …

Advice is a common but potentially problematic way to respond to someone who is
distressed. Politeness theory (Brown & Levinson, 1987) suggests advice threatens a …

This study extends and tests advice response theory (ART) by examining message content,
message politeness, and advisor characteristics, along with situational and recipient factors …

This article examines some aspects of advice in American English. We consider how social
norms concerning authority, expertise and intimacy are manifested in advice exchanges …