Carnegie Mellon University

Social Support

Helgeson, V. S. (1991). The effects of masculinity and social support on recovery from myocardial infarction. Psychosomatic Medicine, 53, 621-633.

Helgeson, V. S. (1993). Two important distinctions in social support: Kind of support and perceived vs. received. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 23, 825-845.

Helgeson, V. S. (1993). The onset of chronic illness: Its effect on the patient-spouse relationship. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 12, 406-428.

Mickelson, K. D., Helgeson, V. S., & Weiner, E. (1995). Gender effects on social support provision and receipt. Personal Relationships, 2, 211-224.

Helgeson, V. S., & Cohen, S. (1996). Social support and adjustment to cancer: Reconciling descriptive, correlational, and intervention research. Health Psychology, 15, 135-148.

Helgeson, V. S., Cohen, S., & Fritz, H. (1998). Social ties and cancer. In J. C. Holland & W. Breitbart (Eds.), Psycho-oncology. New York: Oxford University Press.

Lepore, S. J., & Helgeson, V. S. (1998). Social constraints, intrusive thoughts, and mental health after prostate cancer. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 17, 89-106.

Lepore, S. J., & Helgeson, V. S. (1999). Psychoeducational support group enhances quality of life after prostate cancer. Cancer Research, Therapy and Control, 8, 81-92.

Helgeson, V. S., Cohen, S., Schulz, R., & Yasko, J. (1999). Education and peer discussion group interventions and adjustment to breast cancer. Archives of General Psychiatry, 56, 340-347.

Brady, S. S., & Helgeson, V. S. (1999). Social support and adjustment to recurrence of breast cancer. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 17, 37-55.

Helgeson, V. S., Cohen, S., Schulz, R., & Yasko, J. (2000). Group support interventions for people with cancer: Who benefits from what? Health Psychology, 19, 107-114.

Helgeson, V. S., & Gottlieb, B. H. (2000). Support groups. In S. Cohen, L. G. Underwood, & B. H. Gottlieb (Eds.), Social support measurement and intervention: A guide for health and social scientists. New York: Oxford University Press.

Helgeson, V. S., Cohen, S., Schulz, R., & Yasko, J. (2001). Group support interventions for people with cancer: Benefits and hazards. In A. Baum & B. L. Andersen (Eds.), Psychosocial interventions for cancer (pp. 269-286). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Helgeson, V. S., Cohen, S., Schulz, R., & Yasko, J. (2001). Long-term effects of educational and peer discussion group support interventions on adjustment to breast cancer. Health Psychology, 20, 387-392.

Helgeson, V. S. (2003). Social support and quality of life. Quality of Life Research, 12 (Suppl. 1), 25-31.

Fritz, H. L., Nagurney, A., & Helgeson, V. S. (2003). The effects of partner sex, gender-related personality traits, and social support on cardiovascular reactivity during problem disclosure. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 713-725.

Lepore, S. J., Helgeson, V. S., Eton, D. T., & Schulz, R. (2003). Improving quality of life in men with prostate cancer: A randomized controlled trial of group education interventions. Health Psychology, 22, 443-452. PMCID: PMC2593114

Helgeson, V. S., Novak, S. A., Lepore, S. J., & Eton, D. T.  (2004)  Spouse social control efforts:  Relations to health behavior and well-being among men with prostate cancer.  Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 21, 53-68.

Helgeson, V. S., Lepore, S. J., & Eton, D. T. (2006). Who benefits: Moderators of the benefits of a psychoeducational intervention for men with prostate cancer. Health Psychology, 25, 348-354. PMCID: PMC2678168; PMID 16719606

Scheier, M., Helgeson, V., Schulz, R., Colvin, S., Berga, S., Knapp, J., & Gerszten, K. (2007). Moderators of interventions designed to enhance physical and psychological functioning among younger women with early stage breast cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 25, 5710-5714.

Graham, S. M., Huang, J., Clark, M. S., & Helgeson, V. S. (2008). The positives of negative emotions: Willingness to express negative emotions promotes relationships. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 394-406.

Helgeson, V. S., Lopez, L.C., & Kamarck, T. (2009). Peer relationships and diabetes: Retrospective and ecological momentary assessment approaches. Health Psychology, 28, 273-282. NIHMS156125; PMCID: PMC2792470

Helgeson, V. S., & Lopez, L. C. (2010). Social support and growth following adversity. In J. W. Reich, A. J. Zautra, & J. S. Hall (Eds.), Handbook of adult resilience (pp. 309-330). New York: Guilford Publications.

Helgeson, V. S., & McUmber, A. L. (2010). Social environment and cancer. In  J. C. Holland, W. Breitbart, P. B. Jacobsen, M. S. Lederberg, M. Loscalzo, & R. McCorkle (Eds.), Psycho-oncology (2nd ed, pp. 62-68). New York: Oxford University Press.

Schroevers, M., Helgeson, V. S., Sanderman, R., & Ranchor, A. V.  (2010). Received social support following cancer diagnosis predicts survivors' report of posttraumatic growth. Psycho-Oncology, 19, 46-53.

Martire, L. M., Schulz, R., Helgeson, V. S., Small, B. J., & Saghafi, E. M. (2010). Review and meta-analysis of couple-oriented interventions for chronic illness. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 40, 325-342.

Martire, L. M., Schulz, R., Helgeson, V.S., Small, B. J., & Saghafi, E. M. (2011). Are couple-oriented interventions effective across chronic illnesses? A reply to Arthurs and colleagues. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 42, 134-135.

Palladino, D. K., & Helgeson, V. S. (2012). Friends or foes? A review of peer influence on self-care and glycemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 37, 591-603. PMCID: PMC3356563

Helgeson, V. S., Becker, D., Escobar, O., & Siminerio, L. (2012). Families of children with diabetes: Implications of parent stress for parent and child health. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 37, 467-478. PMCID: PMC3334535

Helgeson, V. S., Palladino, D. K., Reynolds, K. A., Becker, D. J., Escobar, O., & Siminerio, L. (2014). Relationships and health among emerging adults with and without type 1 diabetes. Health Psychology, 33, 1125-1133. PMID: 23914816; NIHMS825097

Helgeson, V. S., Palladino, D. K., Reynolds, K. A., Becker, D. J., Escobar, O., & Siminerio, L. (2014). Early adolescent relationship predictors of emerging adulthood outcomes: Youth with and without type 1 diabetes. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 47, 270-279. PMCID: PMC4007398

Helgeson, V. S., Mascatelli, K., Reynolds, K. A., Becker, D. J., Escobar, O., & Siminerio, L. M. (2015). Friendship and romantic relationships among emerging adults with and without type 1 diabetes. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 40, 359-372. PMCID: PMC4366445

Mens, M. G., Helgeson, V. S., Lembersky, B. C., Baum, A., & Scheier, M. F. (2016). Randomized psychosocial interventions for breast cancer: Impact on life purpose. Psycho-Oncology, 25, 618-625. PMCID: PMC4945105

Helgeson, V. S., Mascatelli, K., Seltman, H., Korytkowski, M., & Hausmann, L. R. M. (2016). Implications of supportive and unsupportive behavior for couples with newly diagnosed diabetes. Health Psychology, 35, 1047-1058. PMCID: PMC5033701

Kent de Grey, R. G., Berg, C. A., Tracy, E. L., Kelly, C. S., Lee, J., Lichtman, M. L., Butner, J., Munion, A. K., & Helgeson, V. S. (2021).  Can’t you see I’m trying to help? Relationship satisfaction and the visibility and benefit of social support in type 1 diabetes. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 38, 805-824.

Raymakers, K., Helgeson, V. S., Prikken, S., Vanhalst, J., Moons, P., Gossens, E., Berg, C. A., & Luyckx, K. (in press). Diabetes-specific friend support in emerging adults with type 1 diabetes: Does satisfaction with support matter? Journal of Behavioral Medicine.