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Cultural Differences in the Impact of Social Support on Psychological and Biological Stress Responses

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: Social support is believed to be a universally valuable resource for combating stress, yet Asians and Asian Americans report that social support is not helpful to them, resist seeking it, and are underrepresented among recipients of supportive services. We distinguish between explicit social support (seeking and using advice and emotional solace) and implicit social support (focusing on valued social groups) and show that Asians and Asian Americans are psychologically and biologically benefited more by implicit social support than by explicit social support; the reverse is true for European Americans. Our discussion focuses on cultural differences in the construal of relationships and their implications for social support and delivery of support services.

Source: Psychological Science

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01987.x

Authors: Shelley E. Taylor, William T. Welch, Heejung S. Kim, David K. Sherman

Institutions: University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Santa Barbara

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Differences and Values

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2100309964

FWCI: 12.98

Cites: 36

Cited by: 466

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