Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grants
Symbolic Providers Help People Regulate Affect Relationally: Implications for Social Support Theory
Department
Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Date Range
2011-2012
Abstract
Relational Regulation Theory (Lakey & Orehek, 2011; PsychRev) predicts that the link between perceived support and affect reflects ordinary conversation rather than troubles talk. Symbolic providers (e.g., celebrities) mimic these processes. In two studies, findings for perceived support were identical when recipients rated symbolic and real providers.
Conference Name
Association for Psychological Science Annual Meeting
Conference Location
Chicago
ScholarWorks Citation
Lakey, Brian and Cooper, Corey, "Symbolic Providers Help People Regulate Affect Relationally: Implications for Social Support Theory" (2011). Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grants. 374.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/fsdg/374
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