Why Would Others Help Me?: How People Explain Why They Can (or Cannot) Rely on Family and Friends

Published in Social Psychology Quarterly, 2026

Recommended citation: Fischer CS, Soria C. Why Would Others Help Me?: How People Explain Why They Can (or Cannot) Rely on Family and Friends. Social Psychology Quarterly. 2026.

This study examines how people explain why they can (or cannot) rely on family and friends for support, drawing on open-ended responses from the UC Berkeley Social Networks Study (UCNets).

Published in Social Psychology Quarterly.