Giving and receiving emotional support online: Communication competence as a moderator of psychosocial benefits for women with breast cancer

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Highlights：

• Emotional communication competence moderates the benefits of emotional support.

• Expressing support improves mental well-being for patients with high competence.

• Expressing support decreases mental well-being for patients with low competence.

• Receiving support reduces cancer-related concern for patients with high competence.

• Receiving support increases cancer-related concern for patients with low competence.

摘要

•Emotional communication competence moderates the benefits of emotional support.•Expressing support improves mental well-being for patients with high competence.•Expressing support decreases mental well-being for patients with low competence.•Receiving support reduces cancer-related concern for patients with high competence.•Receiving support increases cancer-related concern for patients with low competence.

论文关键词：Computer-mediated social support groups,Emotional support,Emotional communication competence,Breast cancer

论文评审过程：Available online 22 August 2013.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.07.024