The ____ model of social support suggests that social support has beneficial health and well-being effects independent of the level of stress. In other words, social support is a good tonic that has a positive effect regardless of stress levels (i.e., in high and low stress situations)

a. direct buffer c. direct effect
b. stress effect d. stress buffer


C

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