PSYCH 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Common Cold
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Function (informational, instrumental, emotional: qualitative measure, is it information, instrumental, or emotional, how much have you received, perceived availability of this support, satisfaction with support received. Association between social integration and the common cold. Those with higher social network diversity (broad networks) were less likely to show symptoms of a cold compared to those with low social network diversity (fewer social interactions) Pathways that connect social support and physical health: behavioral processes health behaviors biological processes. Perceived social support perceived available support; knowledge/belief that support is available to you if you need it. Received social support support that you consciously recognize was given to you. Correlation between perceived and received support = 0. 2-0. 3. Perceived support has stronger associations with physical health measures than received support. Design of the study: participant always asked to give a speech in front of judges while the confederate writes down their speech. Participant is given time to practice speech in front of confederate.
