Seeking support in response to social and achievement stressors: A multivenue analysis

Abstract

Social support is the subject of much research, but comparatively little attention has been paid to support seeking. Moreover, what research exists on support seeking has primarily addressed in-person support seeking, despite the proliferation of new support venues (e.g., Facebook, websites, etc.). This article uses a daily diary methodology to examine the support-seeking behavior men (N = 41) and women (N = 97) exhibit in response to various types of stressors. Results indicate that (a) in-person support seeking remains the most popular form; (b) compared to achievement stressors, social stressors are more likely to result in emotional support seeking rather than instrumental support seeking; and (c) men may engage in more support seeking than has been previously suggested by the literature, particularly in electronic venues.

Use of coping strategies in MND/ALS: Association with demographic and disease‐related characteristics

“…However, the reality may be more nuanced. In common with much previous research, the COPE60 addresses in‐person social support and may under‐estimate seeking social support through new means such as social media or the Internet, which have been shown to be more frequently used for support seeking by males …”

Do Chinese employees avoid seeking social support when coping with work stress?

“…SSS is found in many coping scales; for example, Vitaliano, Russo, Carr, Maiuro, and Becker (1985) Ways of Coping Checklist, and Carver (1997) COPE Inventory. Table 1 shows a summary of definitions of key constructs from prior studies and Table 2 shows a summary of literature examining the relationship between SSS and Work Stress SSS has received less attention than PS and RS (Rife, Kerns, & Updegraff, 2016) particularly in the domain of work stress and coping. The findings from the few studies on SSS were inconclusive (Britt, Crane, Hodson, & Adler, 2015;González-Morales, Rodríguez, & Peiró, 2010;Patterson, 2003) (Refer to Table 2).…”

Digital support seeking in adolescent girls: A qualitative study of affordances and limitations

“…However, given the limitations of online support identified by the girls in this study, this preference for in-person sources of support suggests that adolescents recognise clear benefits of seeking support in-person (Frison & Eggermont, 2015;Vermeulen et al, 2018a). The preference for seeking support in-person also aligns with the preferences of college students, who are more likely to seek support in-person rather than by text message or online (Rife et al, 2016) and identify that in-person exchanges are more supportive than those received via text-messaging or social media (Bayer et al, 2016).…”

“…With several support seeking behaviours now identified, daily diary studies could extend these findings by gathering adolescents' accounts of digital support seeking experiences as they happen. Daily diaries have been used to investigate digital support seeking in young adults (Rife et al, 2016), and offer an additional avenue through which a more nuanced understanding of adolescent digital support seeking can develop. For example, we did not ask the girls in this study to recount the platforms they used to seek support, but daily diary studies may be used to examine whether adolescents engage in different digital support seeking behaviours depending on the online platform used.…”