emotional support
collocation in Englishmeaningsofemotionalandsupport
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emotional
adjective
uk/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən.əl/us/ɪˈmoʊ.ʃən.əl/
relating to ...
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support
noun
uk/səˈpɔːt/us/səˈpɔːrt/
agreement with and encouragement for an idea, group, ...
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(Definition ofemotionalandsupportfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofemotional support
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Influence ofemotionalsupportexchange in marriage on caregiving wives' burden and marital satisfaction.
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The members of a household play an important role in providing each other with essential ' goods ' such as food, personal care,emotionalsupportand companionship.
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The respondents receivedemotionalsupportfrom their informal networks and sought advice when they had to make important decisions.
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The informants reported low levels of instrumental andemotionalsupportfrom its members and rated the relationships as highly negative.
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For instance, individuals in diverse networks tend to receive a great deal of instrumental andemotionalsupportand to be fairly satisfied with their networks.
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If staff are aware of this, the parents may be provided with additional help,emotionalsupportand information.
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None mentioned grandchildren as sources of instrumental help oremotionalsupport.
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Emotionalsupportrefers to love, companionship or understanding.
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Emotionalsupportrefers to having the opportunity to talk about one's problems.
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No differences were found regarding the receipt ofemotionalsupportfrom kin.
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For instance, adolescents who viewed their teachers as providing both academic andemotionalsupport were less likely to experience alienation from school or emotional distress.
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The respondents helped their children and grandchildren in their homes with childcare, maintenance, caring, financial andemotionalsupport, or helped them with their businesses.
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Friends generally are also seen as providingemotionalsupport, and for those who have children of their own, advice about children's behaviour.
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Eighty patients (1.8%) were identified as requiring informational andemotionalsupport; 30 patients were provided with that support from the treatment review staff.
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Theemotionalsupportprovided by the network had the strongest effect of all the forms of support.
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Equally, carers felt insufciently cared for themselves, particularly in terms ofemotionalsupport.
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When the patients experience fears or terminal illness,emotionalsupportbecomes important.
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In the introduction, we argued thatemotionalsupportis probably the most important aspect of social support for terminally ill cancer patients.
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To assess the standards for support, respondents were asked to indicate whether widow(er)s needed someone foremotionalsupport, instrumental support or social companionship.
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