Practice question · Sort into groups
Sort each claim by the model of social support it expresses.
Groups: Direct effects model · Buffering model
- Support cushions the impact of a major stressor
- Support benefits health regardless of the person's stress level
- A steady sense of belonging benefits everyone
- Support helps mainly when stress is high
Hints
- Direct effects = helps all the time; buffering = helps specifically under high stress.
- 'Cushions a stressor's impact' is the buffering idea; 'helps regardless of stress' is direct effects.
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Direct effects model: Support benefits health regardless of the person's stress level, A steady sense of belonging benefits everyone
Buffering model: Support helps mainly when stress is high, Support cushions the impact of a major stressor
Why
Benefiting regardless of stress and providing steady belonging are direct-effects claims; helping mainly under stress and cushioning a stressor's impact are buffering claims. The models differ in WHEN support helps.
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