When forming relationships, most will ask themselves how dependable will this person be? How will I be supported in my time of need? By recognizing the support style of a relationship you can interact in that relationship with more ease. Evidence has been found exhibiting cross cultural differences in support styles. The styles of support that exist are emotional, instrumental, esteem, and informational. Emotional support focuses on coping with emotions caused by a stressor. A person will attempt to comfort and alleviate their friends burden. Instrumental support focuses on providing for someone, whether it involves giving information or something physical like giving money. Esteem support involves building up someone so that they feel better about themselves. Informational support focuses on advising. In this style a person is attempting to advise on how to deal with their friends presented stressor. As shown there are various forms of support someone can provide, but the chosen support has been found to vary cross culturally. These styles …show more content…
In my friendships we help each other as best as we can. My friendships can be divided into two groups. Group A includes 5 people. Group B includes 2 people. In group A we mainly do activities together like go on trips or restaurants. In this group we support each other by giving advice and providing. An example of providing would be, pitching in money so everyone is able to participate in outings. This group is made up of a few people who have knowledge in different areas. Informational support is prevalent. This group is similar to Japanese culture. This group offers problem based support but emotion based support as well. Since the group members care about each other they strive to keep esteem up. When new individuals are presented they are included to create an interpersonal harmony. This group takes on characteristics of a collectivistic