Social Support as a Unifying Concept in Voluntary Action
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19353034 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E Gil Clary (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 58-68 |
| Publication date | 1987-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Voluntary Action Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-0607 • E-ISSN: 1552-7395 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/089976408701600408 |
| OpenAlex | W2161805050 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 18 |
This paper discusses the applications of social support to voluntary action. Consist ing of emotional and task-oriented support, social support can potentially be found in all forms of voluntary action. The argument is made that voluntary organizations and groups should strengthen support within groups, and between groups and their recipients
Action (physics) · Argument (complex analysis) · Economics · Management · Political science · Social support · Task (project management) · Turnover · Voluntary action · Voluntary association · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice
The Association of Social Relationships and Activities With Mortality
Social Networks, Host Resistance, and Mortality
U.S. National Patterns of Problem Coping Networks
Beyond Managing Volunteers
The Role of Lay Volunteers in a Community Hypertension Control Program
The role of social support in adherence to stressful decisions
Social Support and Adolescent Mothers
Toward a Theory of Social Support
The Multifaceted Nature of Social Support in a Community Sample of Elderly Women
Social Support and Cancer
Social Support
Learning concern for others
Social Support as a Moderator of Life Stress
Stress, social support, and the buffering hypothesis
Recipient reactions to aid
| Citations per year | 0.16 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1994 - 2025 (32) |
| Highly cited | No |