Unsupportive Responses from Others Concerning a Stressful Life Event: Development of The Unsupportive Social Interactions Inventory

Ingram, Kathleen M.; Betz, Nancy E.; Mindes, Erica J.; Schmitt, Michelle M.; Smith, Nathan Grant

doi:10.1521/jscp.20.2.173.22265

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“…Both unhelpful and helpful support were assessed using abbreviated versions of standard scales to minimize participant burden. For unhelpful support, we used an abbreviated version of the 24-item Unsupportive Social Interactions Inventory (USII; Ingram, Betz, Mindes, Schmitt, & Smith, 2001). This version contained two items from each of the four USII factors: Distancing, Bumbling, Minimizing, arid Blaming.…”

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Further development of the temporal model of control.

Frazier¹,

Anders²,

Shallcross³

et al. 2012

Journal of Counseling Psychology

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The temporal model of control (Frazier, Berman, & Steward, 2001) posits that different temporal aspects of control (i.e., past, present, and future) have markedly different relations with adjustment and need to be clearly distinguished from each other. The Perceived Control over Stressful Events Scale (PCOSES; Frazier, Keenan, et al., 2011) was recently developed to assess these different aspects of control and to advance understanding of the role of perceived control in adjustment to stressful life events. The goals of the 2 studies presented here were to expand the temporal model of control by developing a new subscale of the PCOSES and to gather additional evidence regarding the temporal model. In Study 1, we developed a new future likelihood subscale and found evidence for the internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and construct validity of its scores in a sample of undergraduate students (N = 201). In Study 2, we confirmed the 4-factor structure of the PCOSES with the new future likelihood subscale using confirmatory factor analysis in another sample of undergraduates (N = 1,084). Study 2 also provided additional evidence, consistent with the temporal model, that the PCOSES subscales were differentially related to distress and other forms of adjustment (e.g., physical health) and that present control and future likelihood were associated with less event-related distress after controlling for 4 known correlates of distress (e.g., social support). Implications for counseling psychology research and practice are discussed.

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Further development of the temporal model of control.

Frazier¹,

Anders²,

Shallcross³

et al. 2012

Journal of Counseling Psychology

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“…Taken together, these findings highlight the need to examine negative network reactions as a distinct social construct. Separating positive and negative network reactions allows for an investigation of the unique explanatory power each possesses to aid in understanding an individual's adjustment or well-being (Ingram et al 2001;Uchino et al 2004;Ullman 1999). However, to date, the range of possible negative social reactions has not been adequately explored in the field of domestic violence.…”

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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Domestic Violence Survivors' Experiences with Their Informal Social Networks

Trotter

Allen

2009

American J of Comm Psychol

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Informal social networks play a critical role in buffering the negative effects of stressful life events. For women experiencing the stress of a violent relationship, family and friends are among the first sources of support sought; however, reactions to the abuse by family and friends are not uniformly perceived as helpful by survivors. The current study takes a qualitative approach to examining the range of possible reactions survivors may encounter from their social networks regarding the abuse. Special attention is given to negative and mixed reactions, as they have previously been under-examined in the literature. Findings suggest that survivors (N = 45) regularly experience negative and mixed reactions. Emergent themes suggest that both positive and negative reactions to abuse could be understood in four broad arenas: safety, emotional availability, input, and aid. However, positive and negative reactions emerged as distinct constructs within each arena; mixed reactions took multiple forms including being within person and within network.

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“…Stressor-specific unsupportive social interactions (USIs) have been defined as the "upsetting or unsupportive responses people receive from others" (Figueiredo, Fries, & Ingram, 2004, p. 96) within the context of an event such as the diagnosis of cancer (Ingram, Betz, Mindes, Schmitt, & Smith, 2001). Spouses, family/friends, and health care providers may behave in ways that are unhelpful, avoidant, minimizing, and constraining (Dakof & Taylor, 1990;Figueiredo et al, 2004) when responding to someone with cancer.…”

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Unsupportive Social Interactions in the Weeks Immediately Following Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Lally

Hydeman

Schwert

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Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

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Unsupportive social interactions (USIs) experienced by people with cancer negatively affect psychological well-being. Forty-five interviews with 26 women were analyzed using directed content analysis to explore USIs experienced during the stressful pretreatment and early postsurgical periods after early-stage breast cancer diagnosis. Cognitive, emotional, and behavioral responses to USIs were also explored. Seventy incidents of USIs were identified within the interviews and grouped into four previously defined and five additional categories. Anxiety, avoiding future interactions, and nondisclosure of thoughts and feelings were typical responses to USIs. These responses hold implications for women's psychological well-being and need for future interventions and research.

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Unsupportive Responses from Others Concerning a Stressful Life Event: Development of The Unsupportive Social Interactions Inventory

Cited by 110 publications

References 27 publications

Further development of the temporal model of control.

Further development of the temporal model of control.

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Domestic Violence Survivors' Experiences with Their Informal Social Networks

Unsupportive Social Interactions in the Weeks Immediately Following Breast Cancer Diagnosis

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