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Culture and social support.

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Kim, Heejung S., Sherman, David K., Taylor, Shelley E.·2008·American Psychologist

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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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Authors: Kim, H. S., Sherman, D. K., & Taylor, S. E.
Affiliations: University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
University of California, Los Angeles (US)
ORCID: Kim, Heejung S.
Sherman, David K.
Venue: American Psychologist
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2008
Volume: 63
Issue: 6
Pages: 518-526
ISSN: 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
1935-990X
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066x
OpenAlex: W2018535391
Cited by: 1,252
References: 41
Citations by year: 2026: 85 · 2025: 92 · 2024: 66 · 2023: 95 · 2022: 85 · 2021: 110 · 2020: 87 · 2019: 64 · 2018: 63 · 2017: 60 · 2016: 75 · 2015: 73 · 2014: 74 · 2013: 80 · 2012: 50
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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