Dipping and the Dark Side of Social Support

• In Event: ICA Interactive Paper/Poster Session II
  In Interactive Poster Session: Health Communication Interactive Poster Session

Abstract

Most research conducted in the field of social support focuses on its positive aspects. However, there are also costs associated with social relations. Smokeless tobacco use is often shared in social networks, and all members of the community provide support and enable users to different degrees, perpetuating the behavior. In the present study we investigated how individuals may provide social support and at the same time aid behaviors that are detrimental for health outcomes.

Authors

• Ana Ximena de la Serna, University of Kentucky

• Donald W. Helme, U of Kentucky

• Carina Zelaya, University of Kentucky