Does help help? The adaptive consequences of obtaining help from professionals and social networks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11054144 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Morton A Lieberman (Department of Behavioral Sciences The University of Chicago 5848 S. University Avenue 60637 Chicago Illinois, corresponding author), Joseph T Mullan (Department of Behavioral Sciences The University of Chicago 5848 S. University Avenue 60637 Chicago Illinois) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 499-517 |
| Publication date | 1978-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1007/bf00941425 |
| PMID | 727186 |
| OpenAlex | W2015727286 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 5 |
This study reports on a longitudinal analysis of changes in adaptation associated with seeking help on a representative sample of Chicago area adults who had experienced one of three transitions or four crises during the interval between 1972 and follow-up 1976--77 interviews. For each event, respondents are classified into three groups according to their help-seeking behavior: those who went to professionals, those who went only to their social networks, and those who had the event but sought no help. Nine measures of adaptation are used: symptoms of anxiety and depression and strains and stresses in four role areas. Statistical controls equate the groups on demographic characteristics, perceived stress, personal resources, access to help, and elapsed time since the event. There are no consistent statistical significant differences among the groups. No evidence is found that help-seeking has positive adaptive consequences. The findings are not likely to result from an inadequate sample, outcome measures, or statistical controls, but could result from insufficient information on the kind, quality, and duration of the help provided
Adaptation (eye) · Anxiety · Duration (music) · Event (particle physics) · Health psychology · Psychiatry · Psychological adaptation · Public health · Sample (material) · Social support · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Community Health and Development · Health Policy Implementation Science · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology · Social Psychology
Problem‐solving, resource utilization, and community involvement in a black and a white community
Formal and Informal Care
Social inhibition and asking for help
Perceived Support, Received Support, and Adjustment to Stressful Life Events
Situational Determinants of Coping and Coping Effectiveness
The Three R's of Life Cycle Sibships
Models of helping and coping.
Social Support Research in Community Psychology
Clergy's Knowledge of Self-Help Groups in a Large Metropolitan Area
Task force report
The elderly and their doctors
The elderly and their doctors
Coping with domestic violence
The peculiar successes of community psychology
Natural and professional help
The helping community
The effectiveness of seeking help for coping with personal problems in late adolescence
Facilitating Help Seeking Behavior and Referrals for Mental Health Difficulties in School Aged Boys and Girls
Social Influence and Crime‐Victim Decision Making
Dimensions and characteristics of lay helping
Comparisons Between Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Informal Caregivers
| Unique citing works | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,46 |
| Citation span | 1980 - 2012 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |