The psychological costs of social support imbalance
Variation across relationship context and age
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7844222 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diana Wang (0000-0002-5474-7287, University of Southern California), Tara L Gruenewald (0000-0002-3783-9171), Tara Gruenewald (California State University, Long Beach) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1615-1625 |
| Publication date | 2019-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1359105317692854 |
| PMID | 28810424 |
| OpenAlex | W2591990726 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 43 |
Psychological well-being benefits of receiving social support are well-established. Growing evidence also suggests parallel benefits of giving support. However, much less attention has been given to understanding the psychological correlates of imbalance in giving and receiving social support. We examined associations between social support (given, received, and imbalance) and psychological well-being in multiple relationship types (friends, family, and spouse). Greater levels of both receiving and giving social support were independently associated with more favorable psychological well-being, while imbalance in the ratio of support given and received was associated with poorer psychological well-being. Findings varied between relationship types and across age
Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Psychological health · Psychological well-being · Social environment · Social support · Spouse · Variation (astronomy · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
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| Citations per year | 2,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |