Kurzbeschreibung
Increasingly, social support research has fragmented into separate areas dominated by specific, narrow topics. There seems to be no consensus about the definition, measurement or even the concept of social support itself. To address this concern, an international symposium was held in May 1990 at the Werner Reimers Foundation in Bad Homburg, Germany. This volume is a direct result of that conference. The papers, revised on the basis of discussions that followed them at the symposium, emphasize concepts rather than empirical results. Topics discussed include models, networks, and assessments of the social support process, as well as its influence on one's health. Readers should find this overview of fundamental conceptual issues in social support research to be an invaluable resource.
Synopsis
Increasingly, social support research has fragmented into separate areas dominated by specific, narrow topics. There seems to be no consensus about the definition, measurement or even the concept of social support itself. To address this concern, an international symposium was held in May 1990 at the Werner Reimers Foundation in Bad Homburg, Germany. This volume is a direct result of that conference. The papers, revised on the basis of discussions that followed them at the symposium, emphasize concepts rather than empirical results. Topics discussed include models, networks, and assessments of the social support process, as well as its influence on one's health. Readers should find this overview of fundamental conceptual issues in social support research to be an invaluable resource.
