TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Self‐Esteem, Self‐Efficacy, and the Balance of Peer Support Among Persons With Chronic Mental Health Problems
JO  - Journal of applied social psychology
A1  - Bracke, Piet
A1  - Christiaens, Wendy
A1  - Verhaeghe, Mieke
SP  - 436
EP  - 459
VL  - 38
IS  - 2
N2  - Despite several suggestions that peer support is empowering for persons with mental health problems because of its mutual nature, few studies have empirically studied the role of its reciprocity and the effects on subjective well-being of clients from mainstream mental health care settings. Using data of 628 users of vocational and psychiatric rehabilitation centers (N = 51) in Flanders, the effects of the reciprocity of peer support on self-esteem and self-efficacy are explored by testing hypotheses derived from the theories of exchange, social capital, equity, and self-esteem enhancement. Results show that providing peer support is more beneficial than receiving it. One conclusion is that the net beneficial effects of receiving support from peers are overestimated.<p /> 
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SN  - 0021-9029
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00312.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -