Culture and Social Support

Autor/inn/en	Kim, Heejung S.; Sherman, David K.; Taylor, Shelley E.
Titel	Culture and Social Support
Quelle	In: American Psychologist, 63 (2008) 6, S.518-526 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0003-066X
DOI	10.1037/0003-066X
Schlagwörter	Social Support Groups; Coping; Cultural Differences; Asian Americans; Resistance (Psychology); Help Seeking; Negative Reinforcement; Interpersonal Relationship; Mental Health Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Bewältigung; Kultureller Unterschied; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Resistenz; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Negative Verstärkung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Abstract	Social support is one of the most effective means by which people can cope with stressful events. Yet little research has examined whether there are cultural differences in how people utilize their social support networks. A review of studies on culture and social support presents evidence that Asians and Asian Americans are more reluctant to explicitly ask for support from close others than are European Americans because they are more concerned about the potentially negative relational consequences of such behaviors. Asians and Asian Americans are more likely to use and benefit from forms of support that do not involve explicit disclosure of personal stressful events and feelings of distress. Discussion centers on the potential implications of these findings for intercultural interactions and for the use of mental health services by Asians and Asian Americans. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10