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	'''Social support''' is the physical and ]al comfort given to us by our ], friends, co-workers and others. It is knowing that we are part of a community of people who love and care for us, and value and think well of us. Social support is a way of categorizing the rewards of communication in a particular circumstance. An important aspect of support is that a message or communicative experience does not constitute support unless the receiver views it as such.		'''Social support''' is the physical and ]al comfort given to us by our ], friends, co-workers and others. It is knowing that we are part of a community of people who love and care for us, and value and think well of us. Social support is a way of categorizing the rewards of communication in a particular circumstance. An important aspect of support is that a message or communicative experience does not constitute support unless the receiver views it as such.

	Many studies have demonstrated that social support acts as a moderating factor in the development of ] and/or physical ] (such as ]<ref>{{cite study\|title=Sex Differences in the Relationship Between Social Support and Risk for Major Depression: A Longitudinal Study of Opposite-Sex Twin Pairs\|url=http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/162/2/250\|publisher=]\|date=2005-02\|author=Kenneth S. Kendler, M.D., John Myers, M.S., and Carol A. Prescott, Ph.D.}}</ref> or ]{{~~fact~~}}) as a result of ]ful life events. As such, it is a critical component in the assessment of overall ]. There is growing evidence to suggest that social support affects humans differently throughout life, suggesting that the need to receive and provide social support shifts across development.		Many studies have demonstrated that social support acts as a moderating factor in the development of ] and/or physical ] (such as ]<ref>{{cite study\|title=Sex Differences in the Relationship Between Social Support and Risk for Major Depression: A Longitudinal Study of Opposite-Sex Twin Pairs\|url=http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/162/2/250\|publisher=]\|date=2005-02\|author=Kenneth S. Kendler, M.D., John Myers, M.S., and Carol A. Prescott, Ph.D.}}</ref> or ]{{Fact\|date=October 2008}}) as a result of ]ful life events. As such, it is a critical component in the assessment of overall ]. There is growing evidence to suggest that social support affects humans differently throughout life, suggesting that the need to receive and provide social support shifts across development.

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Social support is the physical and emotional comfort given to us by our family, friends, co-workers and others. It is knowing that we are part of a community of people who love and care for us, and value and think well of us. Social support is a way of categorizing the rewards of communication in a particular circumstance. An important aspect of support is that a message or communicative experience does not constitute support unless the receiver views it as such.

Many studies have demonstrated that social support acts as a moderating factor in the development of psychological and/or physical disease (such as clinical depression or hypertension) as a result of stressful life events. As such, it is a critical component in the assessment of overall well-being. There is growing evidence to suggest that social support affects humans differently throughout life, suggesting that the need to receive and provide social support shifts across development.

References

Kenneth S. Kendler, M.D., John Myers, M.S., and Carol A. Prescott, Ph.D. (2005-02), Sex Differences in the Relationship Between Social Support and Risk for Major Depression: A Longitudinal Study of Opposite-Sex Twin Pairs, American Journal of Psychiatry {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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