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Social support is vital in long-term relationships of couples. This volume provides a rich understanding of this support system. Following an overview of definitions and conceptualizations of social support, Cutrona explores everyday acts that communicate caring and concern in dyads, discussing such issues as: gender-related differences; the interplay between supportive and destructive interactions; and high stress levels experienced during chronic illness.

Interpersonal relations. --- Marriage --- Social networks --- Stress (Psychology) --- Stress management. --- Management, Stress --- Health --- Emotional stress --- Mental stress --- Psychological stress --- Tension (Psychology) --- Mental health --- Psychology --- Diathesis-stress model (Psychology) --- Life change events --- Type A behavior --- Networking, Social --- Networks, Social --- Social networking --- Social support systems --- Support systems, Social --- Interpersonal relations --- Cliques (Sociology) --- Microblogs --- Human relations --- Interpersonal relationships --- Personal relations --- Relations, Interpersonal --- Relationships, Interpersonal --- Social behavior --- Social psychology --- Object relations (Psychoanalysis) --- Psychological aspects.