PSYCO347 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Communication Strategies In Second-Language Acquisition, Positive Affectivity, Verbal Behavior
16 Oct 2016
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People elicit support from their relationship partners in a variety of ways. Observed communicative strategies in partners and determined that these strategies may be direct or indirect and verbal or nonverbal: direct support-seeking behaviours: behaviours involving verbally asking for help. Also, persistent use of indirect support seeking behaviours such as complaining or sulking may annoy the partner and reduce the likelihood that he or she will provide the hoped-for assistance. Each type of support has the potential to be helpful. Most helpful acts involved expressions of concern, empathy, affection, and validation. Emotional (and other types) support may not even need to be experienced to prove helpful: there is some evidence that perceived support may have stronger links to well-being than received support. Sometimes simply knowing that another person is available to provide nurturance and warmth, advice and guidance, physical assistance and material aid, or mere companionship is enough to alleviate distress and enhance wellbeing.
