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support gap hypothesis: a standalone construct

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Interpersonal communication

the claim that wives receive less spousal support than they need while husbands receive about as much as they need, tested as a gender gap in support adequacy.

In interpersonal communication, support gap hypothesis refers to the claim that wives receive less spousal support than they need while husbands receive about as much as they need, tested as a gender gap in support adequacy. This meaning comes from Xu (2001) in Human Communication Research.[1]

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  1. Xu, Y., & Burleson, B. R. (2001). Effects of Sex, Culture, and Support Type on Perceptions of Spousal Social Support: An Assessment of the "Support Gap" Hypothesis in Early Marriage. Human Communication Research, 27(4), 535-566. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2958.2001.tb00792.x

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