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Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 32, No. 1, 52-65 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0146167205279582
© 2006 Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.

Why Is Enacted Social Support Associated With Increased Distress? Using Simulation to Test Two Possible Sources of Spuriousness

Gwendolyn Seidman

Patrick E. Shrout

Niall Bolger

New York University

Although perceiving that social support is available is often associated with psychological benefits in times of stress, there is evidence that actually receiving support is associated with increased distress. To assess whether this latter association could be spurious, the authors conducted computer simulation studies to examine two theoretical models that could give rise to it. Study 1 examined a process whereby distress leads to provision of support rather than the reverse. Study 2 examined a process whereby an adverse event increases both support and distress. In both cases, substantial spurious associations were produced only when parameter values were markedly unrealistic. It was concluded that these possible sources of spuriousness are insufficient to explain the association between support and distress found in naturalistic studies.

Key Words: simulation • theory testing • social support • statistical analysis • stress and coping


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