The Idea That the Effectiveness of Social Support Is Determined

question 22

Multiple Choice

The idea that the effectiveness of social support is determined by the ability of an individual's social network to provide the particular types of assistance needed in times of stress is the

• A) buffering hypothesis.
• B) dyadic hypothesis.
• C) empathetic understanding.
• D) direct effects hypothesis.
• E) matching hypothesis.

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Unsaturation Number

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