A conceptual framework for research on lay helping strategies is presented, differentiating the strategies along two dimensions: their focus, individual or interpersonal, and their source, natural or supplemental. A typology of characteristics of commonly used lay helping methods is proposed, and implications for intervention design and research are discussed.
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