Emotional support skills.

By Brant R. Burleson. 2003

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Speech and Hearing

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Interpersonal Communication: Theoretical Perspectives, Future Prospects (2005, unknown): “Indeed, a volume devoted to communication and social interaction skills (Greene & Burleson, 2003) contains chapters that cover such diverse areas as nonverbal communication skills (Burgoon & Bacue, 2003), impression management skills (Metts & Grohskopf, 2003), and the skills involved in informing…”
Understanding the outcomes of supportive communication: A dual-process approach (2009, unknown): “For example, research on messages intended to provide support rather quickly demonstrated that (i) the helper’s intention to provide support is not generally sufficient to yield desirable outcomes (though it sometimes does), and (ii) messages intended to provide support vary in quality, with some me”
Social support, social strain, loneliness, and well-being among older adults (2014, background): “Although existing literature has suggested that emotional support is most consequential (Burleson, 2003), including all types of support in the analysis may provide an optimal view of the independent effect of each type of support, as different types of support may have distinct effects on…”
Predicting Receptiveness to Advice: Characteristics of the Problem, the Advice-Giver, and the Recipient (2006, background): “If a potential advice recipient is not a close relational partner, it is probably better to listen, sympathize, and help to analyze the problem unless advice is directly solicited (Burleson, 2003; Burleson & Goldsmith, 1998).”
Psychological, Relational, and Emotional Effects of Self-Disclosure After Conversations With a Chatbot (2018, background): “They were also trained to avoid minimizing the participant’s experience, criticizing or blaming the participant, and providing unsolicited advice (Burleson, 2003; Jones & Wirtz, 2006).”
Responsive behaviors in good times and in bad (2008, background): “Emotional support can lead to a number of positive effects on well-being and relationships (e.g., Burleson, 2003), whereas instrumental or information support (e.g., giving advice) has much more mixed results, especially if close relationship partners provide them (e.g., Dakof & Taylor, 1990).”
Testing an Integrated Model of Advice Giving in Supportive Interactions. (2009, background): “Supportive actions are effective to the extent that the helper’s behaviors and expressions are responsive to the needs and messages of the person with whom he or she is interacting (Burleson, 2003; Reis & Shaver, 1988).”
Constructivism: A General Theory of Communication Skill (2006, background): “who regularly receive sensitive, skillful, emotional support from caring others suffer less from life stress and, as a result, exhibit better physical and emotional health (Burleson, 2003).”
Explaining Variations in the Effects of Supportive Messages A Dual-Process Framework (2008, background): “In particular, more empathic, person-centered, face-supportive, and solace-oriented messages are especially helpful at reducing the recipient’s emotional distress and achieving other desirable outcomes (Burleson, 2003; Burleson & Goldsmith, 1998; Dunkel-Schetter, Blasband, Feinstein, & Herbert, 1992”