Cultural Similarities and Differences in Seeking Social Support as a Means of Coping: A Comparison of European Americans and Chinese and an Evaluation of the Mediating Effects of Self-Construal

Examining Family Communication Patterns and Seeking Social Support Direct and Indirect Effects Through Ability and Motivation

“…Some scholars have compared conformity‐oriented families to collectivist cultures (Koerner & Cvancara, ), and collectivist cultures downplay social support compared to individualist cultures because they desire to preserve the harmony of the group (Mortenson et al, ). People who maintain a strong conformity orientation, then, might be motivated to seek support because they do not often receive support from family members.…”

“…Scholars also investigate proximal factors, such as the stressor, the context, or the relationship between interactants, as determinants of support seeking behavior (Barbee, Gulley, & Cunningham, ; Mortenson, ; Peterson, ). Although context is important, we seek to understand durable factors that influence individuals' support seeking behavior (see Collins & Feeney, ; Mortenson, Burleson, Feng, & Liu, ).…”

Social support on Weibo for people living with HIV/AIDS in China: a quantitative content analysis

“…In fact, previous studies have identified cultural differences in the way support is sought in individualist (e.g., the United States) and collectivist (e.g., China) cultures (Mortenson, Burleson, Feng, & Liu, 2009). This difference may apply to the online context; thus, investigating online social support interactions in the context of Chinese culture is important.…”

Positioning Intercultural Dialogue—Theories, Pragmatics, and an Agenda

“…Indeed, most areas of intercultural communication research, including work on intercultural conflict (e.g., Oetzel, Dhar & Kirschbaum, 2007) or intercultural support (e.g., Mortenson, Burleson, Feng & Liu, 2009) are relevant here. Take, for example, Byram's (2009) In addition to exploring the intercultural dimensions of all forms of dialogue, scholars need to investigate the dialogic dimensions of manifestly intercultural settings and encounters, that is, to pre-understand the intercultural as a site for dialogue before examining it.…”