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Social Support Research Paper

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Social support can be an important factor to cope with stress. According to the American Psychological Association (2015), many Americans don’t feel they have access to social support or they don’t think that they need help although experts think many people get benefit from social and emotional support. There are several ways that I can get social support to tackle the stress of my health behavior. First, I would like to get social support from my peers. Since I don’t have a car, I need to go to the gym with my friend, or I need to ask my friend to let me use his car. Therefore, when I am stressed and I don’t feel like going to the sauna, my friend can give me an emotional support and encourage me to go to the gym. Second, I can make friends
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