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Communication Quarterly Volume 59, 2011 - Issue 1
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Are Gender Differences in Responses to Supportive Communication a Matter of Ability, Motivation, or Both? Reading Patterns of Situation Effects Through the Lens of a Dual-Process Theory

Brant R. Burleson Department of Communication, Purdue UniversityView further author information
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Lisa K. Hanasono Department of Communication, Purdue University; Bowling Green State UniversityView further author information
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Graham D. Bodie Department of Communication, Louisiana State UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
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Amanda J. Holmstrom Department of Communication, Michigan State UniversityView further author information
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Jennifer D. McCullough Department of Communication, Saginaw Valley State UniversityView further author information
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Jessica J. Rack Department of Communication, Purdue University
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Jennifer Gill Rosier Department of Communication, Purdue University
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Pages 37-60 | Published online: 06 Feb 2011

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Lindsey S. Aloia & Andrew C. High. (2020) Ameliorating the Adverse Consequences of Verbal Aggression: The Buffering Effect of Esteem Support on Personal and Relational Outcomes. Communication Reports 33:2, pages 55-67.
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Emily M. Buehler, Ashley M. Peterson & Andrew C. High. (2018) Investigating the Role of Problem Severity and Channel Publicness on the Sophistication of Support-Seeking Messages on Social Network Sites: A Replication Study. Communication Studies 69:3, pages 304-313.
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Andrew C. High & Rachel Young. (2018) Supportive communication from bystanders of cyberbullying: indirect effects and interactions between source and message characteristics. Journal of Applied Communication Research 46:1, pages 28-51.
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Pola Qi Wang, Peter BeomCheol Kim & Simon Milne. (2017) Leader–Member Exchange (LMX) and Its Work Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Gender. Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management 26:2, pages 125-143.
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Kristen Carr & Sarah E. Wilder. (2016) Attachment Style and the Risks of Seeking Social Support: Variations between Friends and Siblings. Southern Communication Journal 81:5, pages 316-329.
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Sara Green-Hamann & JohnC. Sherblom. (2014) The Influences of Optimal Matching and Social Capital on Communicating Support. Journal of Health Communication 19:10, pages 1130-1144.
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Andrew C. High & Denise Haunani Solomon. (2014) Communication Channel, Sex, and the Immediate and Longitudinal Outcomes of Verbal Person-centered Support. Communication Monographs 81:4, pages 439-468.
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Katy Biddle, Brian Ekdale, Andrew C. High, Ryan Stoldt & Raven Maragh-Lloyd. Beyond ‘Lulz' and ‘Keyboard warriors': exploring the relationship between trolling and radicalization. Information, Communication & Society 0:0, pages 1-17.
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Abu Daud Lutful Zamir Khan & Mohammad Rabiul Basher Rubel. (2024) Moderating Role of Gender and Job Position in the Relationship between Compensation Practice and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour. Management and Labour Studies.
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Daniel A. Lee, Shannon M. Cruz, Kelly Sweeney & Rachael E. Bishop. (2023) Seeking support via mediated channels: The roles of impression goals, stigma, severity, and perceived affordances. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
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Kai Kuang & Ningxin Wang. (2022) Coping with uncertainty in mental illness: Associations among desired support, support seeking strategies, and received support from family members. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 40:3, pages 1018-1043.
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Stephen A Rains & Andrew C High. (2021) The Effects of Person-Centered Social Support Messages on Recipient Distress Over Time within a Conversation. Journal of Communication 71:3, pages 380-402.
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Andrew C. High & Denise Haunani Solomon. (2016) Explaining the Durable Effects of Verbal Person-Centered Supportive Communication: Indirect Effects or Invisible Support?. Human Communication Research 42:2, pages 200-220.
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Andrew C. High & Kristina M. Scharp. (2015) Examining Family Communication Patterns and Seeking Social Support Direct and Indirect Effects Through Ability and Motivation. Human Communication Research 41:4, pages 459-479.
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Amanda J. Holmstrom, Graham D. Bodie, Brant R. Burleson, Jennifer D. McCullough, Jessica J. Rack, Lisa K. Hanasono & Jennifer G. Rosier. (2013) Testing a Dual-Process Theory of Supportive Communication Outcomes: How Multiple Factors Influence Outcomes in Support Situations. Communication Research 42:4, pages 526-546.
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Andrew C. High, Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch & Saraswathi Bellur. (2014) Misery rarely gets company: The influence of emotional bandwidth on supportive communication on Facebook. Computers in Human Behavior 34, pages 79-88.
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