Great Expectations: Social Support Research at a Crossroads

1992 ◽  
Vol 37 (7) ◽  
pp. 635-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracey A. Revenson
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Great Expectations ◽  
Support Research

Here for You: A Review of Social Support Research in Young Adults With Diabetes

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-370
Author(s):  
Samantha A. Carreon ◽  
Brenda Duran ◽  
Tricia S. Tang ◽  
Randi Streisand ◽  
Barbara J. Anderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Support Research

Social Support Research Makes Progress

2002 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-212
Author(s):  
Brian Lakey
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Support Research

Social support research: Many minds and methods

1989 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-192
Author(s):  
Mary Beth Kenkel
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Support Research

When Forecasting Mutually Supportive Matches Will Be Practically Impossible

2021 ◽  
pp. 095679762098446
Author(s):  
Brian Lakey ◽  
Jessica Brummans ◽  
Amy Obreiter ◽  
Sultan Ali Hubbard ◽  
Randy J. Vander Molen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Recent Theory ◽  
Supportive Relationships ◽  
Forecasting Accuracy ◽  
Support Theory ◽  
Psychometric Theory ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Support Research

Forecasting which dyads will develop mutually supportive relationships is an important applied and basic research question. Applying psychometric theory to the design of forecasting studies shows that agreement between dyad members about their relationship (relational reciprocity) sets an upper limit for forecasting accuracy by determining the reliability of measurement. To test this, we estimated relational reciprocity in Study 1. Participants in seven samples (six student and one military; N = 504; Ndyads = 766) rated each other on support-related constructs in round-robin designs. Relational reciprocity was very low, undermining reliability. Formulas from psychometric theory predicted that forecasting supportive dyads would be practically impossible. To test this, we had participants in Study 2 complete a measure for matching dyads derived from recent theory. As predicted, supportive matches could not be forecast with acceptable precision. Theoretically, this falsifies some predictions of recent social-support theory. Practically, it remains unclear how to translate basic social-support research into effective interventions.

New developments in social support research

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry A. Beehr ◽  
Misty M. Bennett ◽  
Paul D. Bliese
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Support Research
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