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This article is based on a dissertation presented to the University of Oregon. The author is grateful to members of his dissertation committee, which included James G. Kelly, Edward Lichtenstein, Malcolm McFee, and Lonnie R. Snowden. Appreciation is expressed also to Beverlene Kiekel and Darlene Walhood who served as interviewers. Financial support was provided via a grant from the Biomedical Research Support Program, National Institutes of Health (RR 07080). An abbreviated version of this article was presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, April 1978.
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Hirsch, B.J. Natural support systems and coping with major life changes. Am J Commun Psychol 8, 159–172 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00912658
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