TY - JOUR
T1 - Received Support from Friends about Sex-Related Concerns
T2 - A Multiple Goals Perspective
AU - McManus, Tara G.
AU - Lucas, Alysa A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Western States Communication Association.
PY - 2018/9/2
Y1 - 2018/9/2
N2 - Informed by research on friends’ sex-related talk, received support, and the multiple goals perspective, this study examined how college students’ interaction goals explained the support received from friends when talking about sex-related concerns. An online survey of 139 college students indicated instrumental, identity, and relational goals helped and hindered receiving nurturant, informational, and tangible support from friends, suggesting goals should not be studied in isolation. Results also evidenced the importance of having a combination of goal types to maximize received support from friends when talking about sex-related concerns.
AB - Informed by research on friends’ sex-related talk, received support, and the multiple goals perspective, this study examined how college students’ interaction goals explained the support received from friends when talking about sex-related concerns. An online survey of 139 college students indicated instrumental, identity, and relational goals helped and hindered receiving nurturant, informational, and tangible support from friends, suggesting goals should not be studied in isolation. Results also evidenced the importance of having a combination of goal types to maximize received support from friends when talking about sex-related concerns.
KW - Friendship
KW - Multiple Goals Perspective
KW - Received Support
KW - Sex Talk
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85046652031&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/08934215.2018.1464199
DO - 10.1080/08934215.2018.1464199
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85046652031
SN - 0893-4215
VL - 31
SP - 143
EP - 158
JO - Communication Reports
JF - Communication Reports
IS - 3
ER -