References and suggested readings
- Barbee, A. P., & Cunningham, M. R. (1995). An experimental approach to social support communications: Interactive coping in close relationships. Communication Yearbook, 18, 381–413. doi: 10.1080/23808985.1995.11678921
- Holmstrom, A. J., & Burleson, B. R. (2011). An initial test of a cognitive-emotional theory of esteem support messages. Communication Research, 38, 326–355. doi:10.1177/00936502 doi: 10.1177/0093650210376191
- Jones, S. M., & Burleson, B. R. (2003). Effects of helper and recipient sex on the experience and outcomes of comforting messages: An experimental investigation. Sex Roles, 48, 1–19. doi:10.1023/A:1022393827581
- MacGeorge, E. L., Feng, B., & Burleson, B. R. (2011). Supportive communication. In M. L. Knapp & J. A. Daly (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of interpersonal communication (4th ed., pp. 317–354). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Scharp, K. M., & Dorrance Hall, E. (2018). Examining the relationship between undergraduate student parent social support-seeking factors, stress, and somatic symptoms: A two model comparison of direct and indirect effects. Health Communication. Advanced online publication. doi:10.1080/10410236.2017.1384427
- Uchino, B. N. (2009). Understanding the links between social support and physical health: A life-span perspective with emphasis on the separability of perceived and received support. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 4, 236–255. doi:10.1111/j.1745-6924.2009.011 doi: 10.1111/j.1745-6924.2009.01122.x