Author： Dehle Debra Larsen John E. Landers Crystal
Publisher： Routledge Ltd
ISSN： 1521-0383
Source： American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol.29, Iss.4, 2001-10, pp. : 307-324
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Abstract
The current study examines the role of perceived adequacy of social support provided by spouses for both marital and individual functioning. Married individuals from a college sample (N = 177) recorded the adequacy of specific supportive behaviors provided by the spouse on a daily basis for 7 days. Perceived support adequacy was correlated in the expected direction with marital quality, depressive symptomatology, and perceived stress. Furthermore, hierarchical multiple regressions indicated that perceived support adequacy accounts for significant unique variance in marital quality, depressive symptomatology, and perceived stress, even after controlling for social desirability. Discussion focuses on limitations of the study and implications of the findings for clinical work with couples.
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