Social support and caregiving processes in couples involve normative activation of the caregiving system and individual differences in capacity for responsive care.

Evidence

Responding to need in intimate relationships: Social support and caregiving processes in couples (Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Trusting relationships can bring comfort during difficult times. — Crews, Harry, A childhood the biography of a place, 1026; Responsive support engenders relationship benefits over time including increased satisfaction, intimacy, and trust. — New Look at Social Support: A Theoretical Perspective on Thriving Through Relationships; Responsive support enhances satisfaction, intimacy, and trust; hostility and blame erode relationship quality. — Interpersonal Mechanisms Linking Close Relationships to Health (+1 more)

Related

• Responsive social support in times of adversity is linked to increased satisfaction, intimacy, and trust in couples. (similarity 0.83)
• Responsive support engenders relationship benefits over time including increased satisfaction, intimacy, and trust. (similarity 0.81)
• Responsive support enhances satisfaction, intimacy, and trust; hostility and blame erode relationship quality. (similarity 0.80)