The work of 47 contributors from the U.S., Canada, and Israel, the Sourcebook gives special attention to the complexity of the social support construct, expanding the field's theoretical base by seriously reappraising social support research in the context of findings from other fields of psychology and related disciplines. Personality processes are specified to account for observed associations between social support and physical well-being. Several new studies are included which illustrate empirical approaches to exploring these processes. And key contributions highlight the great strides made in understanding the links among personal dispositions, situational contexts, and potentially supportive transactions.

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The work of 47 contributors from the U.S., Canada, and Israel, the Sourcebook gives special attention to the complexity of the social support construct, expanding the field's theoretical base by seriously reappraising social support research in the context of findings from other fields of psychology and related disciplines. Personality processes are specified to account for observed associations between social support and physical well-being. Several new studies are included which illustrate empirical approaches to exploring these processes. And key contributions highlight the great strides made in understanding the links among personal dispositions, situational contexts, and potentially supportive transactions.

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Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Research on Social Support and Personality.- Personality and Social Support Processes.- A Relational Schema Approach to Social Support.- The Dynamics of Volitional Reliance.- Coping as an Individual Difference Variable.- Assessing Perceived Social Support.- A Social-Cognitive Perspective on Social Support.- Cognitive Causes and Consequences of Perceived Social Support.- Social Support, Personality, and Mental and Physical Health.- Social Support, Coping, and Psychological Adjustment.- Social Support and Personality in Depression.- Social Support, Personality, and Life Stress Adjustment.- Social Support in Marriage.- Personality and the Marital Context.- Social Support.- Social Support, Self-Esteem, Social Conformity, and Gregariousness.- Social Support and Feelings of Personal Control in Later Life.- Social Support, Personality, and Supportive Interactions.- Adult Attachment Patterns and Social Support Processes.- Personality and Help Seeking.- Social Support, Stress, and Personality.- Personality and the Provision of Support.- Openness to Emotion as Predictor of Perceived, Requested, and Observer Reports of Social Support.