Benefits of daily support visibility versus invisibility across the adult life span.

ABSTRACT: Amid growing disagreement about the benefits of visible and invisible support, we tested daily associations among support visibility and changes in individual and relational well-being in young adult newlyweds (Study 1) and older married couples (Study 2). To extend past research, we assessed emotional and practical support visibility in 3 contexts (context-general, stress-related, and goal-related) each day. In both samples, reporting context-general or goal-related support receipt predicted increases in personal and relational well-being day-to-day. Further, direct comparison between visible and invisible support days revealed relative personal and relational benefits associated with visible support days. In contrast, reporting stress-related support receipt was related to decreases in p

SUBMITTER: Jakubiak BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6994384 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature