社会支持的二元优势框架：个人特质与关系网络的互动效应

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Abstract: The strengths perspective and social support are two fundamental theories in social work practice, yet they are often applied in parallel or superficially combined rather than being organically integrated. Recent studies on negative ties have indicated that the buffering effect of social support on psychological health is conditional, depending on the source of support (who provided it), the content of support (what is provided), and how the ego utilizes this support to improve psychological health. This process is influenced by tie constraints, the characteristics of the support provider (alter), and the attributes of the client (ego)—meaning that not all social support necessarily leads to positive psychological health outcomes; rather, the effectiveness hinges on who provides the help, what kind of help is offered, the relationship between client and alter, and the personal characteristics of the ego. Similarly, the strengths perspective emphasizes ego strengths and the trust-based relationship between the social worker and the client (ego), which also relies on individual and structural attributes. Based on an understanding of the conditional nature of social support and its inherent consistency with the theoretical premises of the strengths perspective, this study integrates the theory of conditional social support with the strengths perspective to construct a new “Dual Strengths” approach for social work practice. This approach simultaneously focuses social work practice on both the individual (client/alter) and structural (tie) levels, utilizing the strengths perspective to address shortcomings in personal or tie attributes, thereby facilitating the transformation of social support into structural strengths. This theoretical proposition awaits further practical validation.

Key words: social support, negative ties, the stress process model, the conditional resources and effects of social support, dual strengths

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C916

GUO Wenli, LV Tao. The Dual Strengths Framework of Social Support: The Interaction Effect of Personal Traits and Tie Networks[J].SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT, 2026, 26(1): 21-31.

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