Cultural differences in the impact of social support on psychological and biological stress responses
Cultural differences in the impact of social support on psychological and biological stress responses
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01987.x
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发表时间：
2007-09-01
影响因子：
8.2
通讯作者：
Sherman, David K.
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作者：
Taylor, Shelley E.;Welch, William T.;Sherman, David K.
社会支持被认为是一个普遍的宝贵资源，以对抗压力，但亚洲人和亚裔美国人报告说，社会支持是没有帮助的，抵制寻求它，并在支持服务的接受者中代表性不足。我们区分明确的社会支持（寻求和使用的建议和情感安慰）和隐含的社会支持（侧重于有价值的社会群体），并表明，亚洲人和亚裔美国人的心理和生物学受益更多的隐性社会支持，而不是明确的社会支持;相反的是真实的欧洲裔美国人。我们的讨论集中在文化差异的关系及其对社会支持和提供支持服务的影响。
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.