Sourcebook of Social Support and Personality

Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Research on Social Support and Personality.- Personality and Social Support Processes.- A Relational Schema Approach to Social Support.- The Dynamics of Volitional Reliance.- Coping as an Individual Difference Variable.- Assessing Perceived Social Support.- A Social-Cognitive Perspective on Social Support.- Cognitive Causes and Consequences of Perceived Social Support.- Social Support, Personality, and Mental and Physical Health.- Social Support, Coping, and Psychological Adjustment.- Social Support and Personality in Depression.- Social Support, Personality, and Life Stress Adjustment.- Social Support in Marriage.- Personality and the Marital Context.- Social Support.- Social Support, Self-Esteem, Social Conformity, and Gregariousness.- Social Support and Feelings of Personal Control in Later Life.- Social Support, Personality, and Supportive Interactions.- Adult Attachment Patterns and Social Support Processes.- Personality and Help Seeking.- Social Support, Stress, and Personality.- Personality and the Provision of Support.- Openness to Emotion as Predictor of Perceived, Requested, and Observer Reports of Social Support.