Communicating Social Support

by Daena J. Goldsmith

Book Overview

We often turn to our friends, family, spouses, and partners for help in coping with daily stress or major crises. Daena Goldsmith provides a communication-based approach for understanding why some conversations about problems are more helpful than others. In contrast to other research on the social support processes, Goldsmith focuses on interpersonal communication--what people say and how they say it, as well as their reactions to the conversations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521066867
• ISBN13: 9780521066860
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"