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Coping and social support: A conceptual study of multidimensional social support coping mechanisms

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  • Syed Gohar Abbas

    (Laboratoire de Recherche Magellan - UJML - Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Université de Lyon - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Lyon)

  • Asmaa Farah

    (GREGO/Université Cadi Ayyad Marrakech - Laboratoire de Recherche Magellan - UJML - Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Université de Lyon - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Lyon)

Abstract

Change has a trickledown effect on many dimensions of job and it has been considered as an important stressor in today's competitive environment. Changes in external or internal organizational environment also change the perceptions of the employees related to their identification in the organization and this may lead to ill-health depending on how the employees cope to it i.e. proactively or emotionally. This paper aims to briefly discuss different coping mechanisms particularly the multifaceted social support, which has been often considered conceptually to be separate from coping though it is closely related to coping and wellbeing. The conceptual basis of such relationships needs more discussion which we tried to address in this article with particular reference to some "interesting/conflicting results" e.g. the negative impact of received social support on well-being. Some recommendations have been suggested in the end for future studies on social support coping.

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  • Syed Gohar Abbas & Asmaa Farah, 2014. "Coping and social support: A conceptual study of multidimensional social support coping mechanisms," Post-Print halshs-00996191, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-00996191
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