Why Would They Help Me?: Reasons People Expect (or Do Not Expect) Social Support
Published in Social Psychology Quarterly, 2026
Recommended citation: Fischer CS, Soria C. Why Would They Help Me?: Reasons People Expect (or Do Not Expect) Social Support. Social Psychology Quarterly. 2026. In press.
This study examines the reasons people give for why they expect (or do not expect) social support from family and friends, drawing on open-ended responses from the UC Berkeley Social Networks Study (UCNets).
Accepted for publication in Social Psychology Quarterly (in press).