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Convergent validity of the communication based emotional support scale.(Report)
Researchers from multiple disciplines have investigated emotional support and its role in human interaction (Cohen & Hoberman, 1983; Manne, Ostroff, Sherman, Heyman, Ross, & Fox, 2004; Riegel & Carlson, 2004; Xu & Burleson, 2004). Although definitions vary, scholars agree that emotional support, as it is labeled in the field of psychology, and social support, as it is labeled in the field of communication, involves empathy, sympathy, concern, compassion, validation of feelings, and encouragement towards another (Albrecht & Adelman, 1984; Campbell & Wright, 2002; Cohen & Wills, 1985). As an integral component in the growth of many interpersonal relationships (Burleson, ...
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