An Examination of Support (In)Adequacy: Types, Sources, and Consequences of Social Support among Infertile Women

被引：112

作者：

High, Andrew C. ^{[1
]}

Steuber, Keli Ryan ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Iowa, Dept Commun Studies, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA

来源：

COMMUNICATION MONOGRAPHS | 2014年 / 81卷 / 02期

关键词：

Received support; Desired support; Supportive communication; Social support; Infertility; Support adequacy; GENDER-DIFFERENCES; SPOUSAL SUPPORT; RELATIONAL UNCERTAINTY; PARTNER INTERFERENCE; MARITAL SATISFACTION; COMMUNICATION; PERSPECTIVE; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; COUPLE;

D O I：

10.1080/03637751.2013.878868

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

This study investigated gaps between the supportive communication people desire and receive in the context of infertility. Our findings advance the notion of support adequacy by positioning social support as a dynamic resource that is contributed to from a variety of sources in numerous ways. A community sample of 301 infertile women indicated that they experience discrepancies in the support they desire compared to what they receive from their spouses, friends and family, medical professionals, and online sources. Participants experienced the most discrepancies from medical professionals, and in almost all of these discrepancies people desired more support than they received. The magnitude of the gap between people's desires and what they receive corresponds with evaluations of support quality.

引用

页码：157 / 178

页数：22

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