Objective Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide have become prominent medical and
social issues. This study investigated the prevalence of the desire for death in terminally ill …

Much of the existing research on social support overlooks the communicative processes that
link supportive acts to beneficial effects. The present study represents an alternative …

A cumulative protection model is proposed to explain why chronic juvenile delinquency may
be amenable to prevention and how early family support and education may help achieve …

A substantial body of work on the concept of social support has resulted in many definitions,
but none have been accepted as definitive. The lack of consensus about the definition of …

Quality palliative care depends on a deep understanding of distress facing patients nearing
death. Yet, many aspects of psychosocial, existential and spiritual distress are often …

Background: Online health communities (OHCs) have become a major source of social
support for people with health problems. Members of OHCs interact online with similar peers …

The psychometric and factor‐analytic properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived
Social Support (MSPSS) were investigated in an undergraduate university student sample …

This review has considered the ways parents cope with the chronic strain and daily stressors
associated with caring for and bringing up a disabled child. The review has been structured …

Conclusion The SS‐B appears to be a promising measure of five modes of available
supportive behavior: emotional support, socializing, practical assistance, financial …

This study was designed to determine the role extraversion plays in influencing the
utilization of social support and how this support might then subsequently influence …