University Students' Preferred Choices for Social Support

In a study, 84 US students at George Washington University were administered a 42-item inventory of coping behaviors that included four items related to various types of social support. The students were more likely to use informal sources of help than formal sources.

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Published inThe Journal of social psychology Vol. 135; no. 6; pp. 775 - 776
Main Authors Robbins, Paul R., Tanck, Roland H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC Taylor & Francis Group 01.12.1995
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Clark University Press
Taylor & Francis Inc
Subjects
Adolescents
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
Clergy
Clinical psychology
College students
Coping
Factor Analysis
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender Differences
Indexing in process
Personality. Affectivity
Psychologists
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Resistance (Psychology)
Social psychology
Social support
Stress
Students
Undergraduate Students
Human
Choice
University
Social interaction
Preference
Young adult
Coping
Student
Stress
Social support
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Summary:In a study, 84 US students at George Washington University were administered a 42-item inventory of coping behaviors that included four items related to various types of social support. The students were more likely to use informal sources of help than formal sources.
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ISSN:0022-4545
1940-1183
DOI:10.1080/00224545.1995.9713981