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Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Health Psychology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Social support is a crucial factor in well-being.
  • Various theoretical frameworks exist for understanding social support.
  • Existing measures of social support differ in their focus and scope.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and categorize existing measures of social support.
  • To delineate different conceptual approaches to assessing social support.
  • To provide an overview of generic and specialized social support assessment tools.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of published literature on social support measures.
  • Categorization of measures based on assessment perspective (provider vs. recipient).
  • Analysis of measures based on the type of support assessed (perceived vs. received, resources vs. network properties).

Main Results:

  • A wide array of social support measures exist, varying in complexity and focus.
  • Measures can assess support from the provider's, recipient's, or both perspectives.
  • Assessment approaches include evaluating resource availability, mobilization, and social network characteristics.

Conclusions:

  • The choice of social support measure should align with specific research objectives.
  • Understanding the distinctions among measures is vital for accurate social support assessment.
  • Further research should consider the psychometric properties of diverse social support measures.