The more the better? The relationship between mismatches in social support and subjective well-being in daily life

Siewert, Kerstin; Antoniw, Katja; Kubiak, Thomas; Weber, Hannelore

doi:10.1177/1359105310385366

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“…Such effects are in line with earlier studies (e.g., Siewert et al, 2011). However, in the present work, we were able to go beyond these earlier findings in an important way by demonstrating that relational processes, and not simply unabated stress, partially account for these adverse associations of underprovision.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

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Disappointment’s sting is greater than help’s balm: Quasi-signal detection of daily support matching.

Bar‐Kalifa

Rafaeli

2013

Journal of Family Psychology

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The optimal matching model of support suggests that supportive behaviors are effective when they match recipients' needs or goals. In 2 studies, we used quasi-signal detection to test this model. Specifically, we simultaneously modeled the associations of affective and relational outcomes with matching ("hits"), underprovision ("misses"), and overprovision ("false alarms") regarding emotional or practical support. In both studies (N = 44 and 38 couples, respectively), both partners in committed relationships reported daily receipt of and desire for support, as well as moods and relational outcomes for 21 days. Emotional (but not practical) matching was associated with favorable relational outcomes only; overprovision had a minimal effect. In contrast, both emotional and practical support underprovision were associated with adverse outcomes, both affective and relational in nature. Study 2 ruled out the possibility that stress is the sole mechanism responsible for the adverse effects of underprovision, and found evidence for another, relational mechanism; specifically, the results documented the role of perceived partner responsiveness as a mechanism mediating the deleterious effect of underprovision.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Disappointment’s sting is greater than help’s balm: Quasi-signal detection of daily support matching.

Bar‐Kalifa

Rafaeli

2013

Journal of Family Psychology

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“…In the same vein, a German sample of younger, middle-aged, and older adults rated the occurrence of unwanted support as unpleasant (Smith & Goodnow, 1999). To our knowledge, only one study did not find negative effects of an oversupply of support on negative affect and perceived stress in a German sample of students (Siewert, Antoniw, Kubiak, & Weber, 2011). Taken together, both undersupply and oversupply of support may be related to worse health and well-being outcomes.…”

Section: Explanations For Adverse Effects Of Received Supportmentioning

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Physical and emotional well-being and the balance of needed and received emotional support: Age differences in a daily diary study

Wolff

Schmiedek

Brose

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Social Science & Medicine

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a b s t r a c tWhether received social support matches the actual needs of the recipient is a largely overlooked aspect in research on associations of support and well-being. In particular, studies that investigate the match of needed and received support from a within-person perspective are rare. Therefore, we investigated the daily within-person relationship of well-being and the balance of needed and received social support in a German Sample of 79 younger (23e34 years) and 88 older adults (68e83 years). Health complaints and negative affect were predicted with linear effects of received and needed emotional support and quadratic effects of the balance (i.e., difference) of these two aspects using multilevel modeling of selfreports over 20 days. The predicted beneficial association between a match of needed and received support (i.e., a support balance) and well-being was observed among younger adults. Needed support was associated with more health complaints and negative affect on the same day. The match of needed and received support is important for well-being, particularly in younger adults. Future research should account for support needed in research on received support and shed more light into the processes underlying these short-term within-person relationships of social support and well-being.

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“…Esses resultados foram concernentes ao modelo de efeito direto (ou principal), o qual considera que o apoio exerce efeitos diretos e indiretos sobre o bem-estar dos indivíduos (46) . Além disso, os resultados foram consistentes com resultados anteriores (6,(47)(48)(49) . Não foram encontradas evidencias que corroborassem o papel protetor do apoio frente às circunstancias adversas da vida (modelo do efeito amortecedor ou buffer) (46) .…”

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Relação entre apoio social e bem-estar subjetivo em idosos: revisão sistemática

Rocha

Oliveira

Mota

2017

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The more the better? The relationship between mismatches in social support and subjective well-being in daily life

Cited by 54 publications

References 45 publications

Disappointment’s sting is greater than help’s balm: Quasi-signal detection of daily support matching.

Disappointment’s sting is greater than help’s balm: Quasi-signal detection of daily support matching.

Physical and emotional well-being and the balance of needed and received emotional support: Age differences in a daily diary study

Relação entre apoio social e bem-estar subjetivo em idosos: revisão sistemática

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