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Culture and social support.
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Social support is one of the most effective means by which people can cope with stressful events. Yet little research has examined whether there are cultural differences in how people utilize their social support networks. A review of studies on culture and social support presents evidence that Asians and Asian Americans are more reluctant to explicitly ask for support from close others than are European Americans because they are more concerned about the potentially negative relational consequences of such behaviors. Asians and Asian Americans are more likely to use and benefit from forms of support that do not involve explicit disclosure of personal stressful events and feelings of distress. Discussion centers on the potential implications of these findings for intercultural interactions and for the use of mental health services by Asians and Asian Americans.
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“In the same vein, the restricted focus of much of the social support research within the United States and other Western countries demands expanded attention in that differences in support-seeking and perceptions of support are closely interwoven into culture [27].”
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Executive control and felt concentrative engagement following intensive meditation training
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“This adds to the previous research highlighting the role of relational concerns in explaining cultural difference in perceived benefits of social support (Taylor et al., 2004; Kim et al., 2008).”
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“These findings are consistent with those of Kissane and Li (2008) and Goodwin et al (2001). No significant difference in demographics were noted between groups, except for income, however, this influencing factor was not associated with the primary outcome. BRBC attendance was high (71.1%) and only nine women in IG la…”
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Resilience and Resources Among South Asian Immigrant Women as Survivors of Partner Violence
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“This is contrary to other studies conducted with Asian collectivistic communities where relational concerns often become a barrier in seeking explicit support from close family members [39].”
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“Implicit support may involve simply spending time and listening to the other person (H. S. Kim et al., 2008; Fingerman et al. 1389 Uchida, Kitayama, Mesquita, Reyes, & Morling, 2008).”
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“Studies have found variation in how people seek social support in different cultures (Kim et al., 2008; Kim, Sherman, Ko, & Taylor, 2006; Taylor et al., 2004, 2007).”
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Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among adult survivors of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in China
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Men managing cancer: a gender analysis
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Social Support and the Religious Dimensions of Close Ties
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Metadata
- Authors
- Kim, H. S., Sherman, D. K., & Taylor, S. E.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Venue
- American Psychologist
- Published
- 2008
- Volume
- 63
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 518-526
- ISSN
- 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
- 1935-990X
- OpenAlex
- W2018535391
- Cited by
- 1,252
- References
- 41
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- FWCI
- 103.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- escholarship.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-sa
- Locations
- American Psychologist (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation (BCS-033863; BCS-0729532)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- social support, culture, cultural differences, Asian Americans, European Americans, help-seeking, stress coping, intercultural interaction, mental health service utilization
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Asian, Culture, Humans, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Social Support, Stress, Psychological
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