Interpersonal expectations, social support, and adjustment to chronic illness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6205221 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lena Hatchett (Stony Brook University, corresponding author), Ronald Friend (0000-0001-6686-5937), Petra Symister, Nand Wadhwa, Nand K Wadhwa (0000-0003-1450-486X) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 560-573 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.73.3.560 |
| PMID | 9294902 |
| OpenAlex | W1991933051, W4253955689 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 1 |
Chronic illness places considerable burdens on patients and their interpersonal relations with families. In this study, patients' perceptions of family and medical staff expectations regarding responsibility for care and routine functions were examined. The authors hypothesized that a patient's perceived inability to meet others' expectations about coping with illness would lead to poorer adjustment. Forty-two chronically ill patients were assessed prospectively for perceptions of others' expectations, social support, and psychological adjustment. Findings confirmed that expectations predicted subsequent decreases in psychological adjustment over a 3-month period, even when social support was controlled. A test of the reverse hypothesis showed that poorly adjusted patients did not misperceive others' expectations. Theoretical interpretations of the findings and their relation to social support research are discussed.
Coping (psychology · Illness behavior · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal interaction · Interpersonal relationship · Perception · Social approval · Social perception · Social support · Clinical Psychology · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Family Support in Illness · Health and Well-being Studies · Health, psychology, and well-being · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.74 |
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| Citation span | 2003 - 2021 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |