The purpose of this review was to determine the effect of different types of social support on
physical, psychological, and stress-related health outcomes. Meta-analysis was used to …

In the last decade a great deal of research has been devoted to the question whether social
support has a favorable impact on the maintenance of physical health and on coping with …

This study focuses upon the relationship between social support and well-being and the
effect size of social support on well-being. Meta-analysis was used to synthesize the primary …

The objective of this research note is to challenge the research community to develop a
cumulative body of knowledge on the relationship between social support and health …

Social support has been one of the most intensely studied psychosocial factors in health
since research in this area began in the mid-1970s. From the very beginning, a major goal of …

Social support research has been hampered by a lack of clarity both in the definitions of
social support and in the conceptualization of its effects on health outcomes. The present …

Knowledge about the relation of social support to health status originated in several lines of
research. Epidemiological studies that included measures of social networks showed that …

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between social support and
health outcome variables, and the effect size of social support on health outcomes. Meta …

Social support has been found to be health promoting, health restoring, and associated with
a decrease in mortality risk. It appears to protect individuals from the negative effects of …

It is generally assumed that social support has a favorable impact on the maintenance of
health and on coping with illness. However, results are inconsistent and even conflicting …