The multifaceted nature of social support has become more widely recognized in theory and
research. Specifically, a consensus is emerging on the distinctions among support …

In this chapter, we discuss assessment of perceived social support with respect to three
inseparable issues: defining perceived support, selecting particular approaches to assess it …

Although research on social support has generated findings that are key to the study of
social and personal relationships, scholars have yet to deal with a number of conceptual …

The growth of research on social support has led to a comparable proliferation in the ways it
is conceptualized and operationalized. The overall purpose of the present paper was to …

American Journal of Community Psychology, Vol. 14, No. 2, 1986 The Social Support
Appraisals (SS-A) Scale: Studies of Reliability and Validity Alan Vaux,'Jeffrey Phillips, Lori …

Social support is a construct with multiple dimensions that can be approached at multiple
levels. Findings from a variety of disciplines and recognition of its bidirectional nature can …

A number of studies support the refinement of various types of social support into 2 primary
dimensions: emotional support and instrumental support. There is increasing recognition of …

This article reviews the development of a program of research on social support. It began
with the construction of an instrument to assess overall support and determination of its …

Distinctions among concepts and approaches to assessing social support are made, and
published generic and specialized measures of social support are reviewed. Depending on …

Social support is broad term encompassing a variety of constructs, including support
perceptions (perceived support) and receipt of supportive behaviors (received support). Of …