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Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 8, No. 3, 515-521 (1982)
DOI: 10.1177/0146167282083019
© 1982 Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.

Social Alienation and Social Support

Donald E. Schmidt

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Michael K. Conn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Lawrence D. Greene

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Kay E. Mesirow

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Popular conceptions about the cognitive-affective state of alienation have proliferated. The present study was based on an alteration of the common notion that alienation is consistently related to interpersonal withdrawal Based on previous research suggesting that women are more likely to have an affiliative response when under stress while men tend to withdraw, it was hypothesized that the reaction to alienation for men would be to reduce social contacts, negatively affecting social support. Social support for women would be unaffected by alienation. We surveyed 40 males and 63 females and the multidimensional concepts of alienation and social support were measured. Simple correlational and multiple regression analyses provided support for this sex differences hypothesis.


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