Providing Social Support May Be More Beneficial Than Receiving It

By Stephanie L. Brown, R. Nesse, Amiram D. Vinokur, Dylan M. Smith. Psychology Science, 2003

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Subfields: Health, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Activating the inner caregiver: The role of support-giving schemas in increasing state self-compassion (2013, background): “However, some research suggests that chronic caregiving opportunities may afford mental and physical health benefits to the caregiver (e.g., Brown et al., 2003; Post, 2007).”
Being grateful is beyond good manners: Gratitude and motivation to contribute to society among early adolescents (2010, background): “In fact, providing instrumental support to others has even been linked to reduced mortality (Brown et al. 2003).”
Measuring flourishing: The impact of operational definitions on the prevalence of high levels of wellbeing (2014, positive): “Specifically, the eight-item scale combines dimensions of wellbeing that Ryff (1989), and Ryan and Deci (2001), suggest are important for positive functioning (such as competence, selfacceptance, meaning and relatedness), with optimism, giving, and engagement, which have also been shown to contribut”
Beyond motivation: job and work design for development, health, ambidexterity, and more. (2014, positive): “Intriguingly, the act of giving support also appears to have health benefits (Brown et al. 2003), likely because of the positive affect that helping generates, which suggests that structuring jobs so that individuals have the opportunity to help others could facilitate better health.”
Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review (2010, background): “…0.30 Blazer et al., 2001 [40] 3,664 73 USA 3 y All-cause Combined OR 0.15 0.10 Bowling, 1989 [41] 503 73 UK 6 y All-cause Structural Chi 0.51 0.16 Brown et al., 2003 [42] 846 NR USA 5 y All-cause Combined OR 0.01 0.22 Brummet et al., 2005 [43] 2,711 62 USA 11 y 1m All-cause Functional p 0.25…”