The authors describe the development and pilot use of a procedure for assessing social
support. The social network map takes into account both the structure and function of the …

This study examined how perceived social support from parents, classmates, and teachers
jointly and uniquely predicted psychopathology (ie, internalizing and externalizing …

This study examined what parents of children with disabilities and special needs found
helpful about belonging to mutual support groups. Quantitative data (based on 56 parents …

Three alternative models of the role of workplace social support in ameliorating the effect of
occupational stress on burnout symptoms were tested. Correctional officers (N= 166) …

Nearly 11 million children died before reaching their fifth birthday in the past year. Almost
40% of these children die within the first month of life. Millions of children survive but face …

In the absence of accurate information, American culture has upheld a distorted view of what
it means to be an older gay man. Gay and Gray is the first and only scholarly full-length …

Based on research noting the importance of sibling relation-ships throughout the lifespan
and grounded in basic research on attitudes structure, a self-report instrument called the …

The current study explored whether cumulative appraisal support from as many as five
natural mentors (ie, nonparental adults from youth's pre-existing social networks who serve …

The aim of this study was to investigate the association between social support, loneliness
and well-being from a multidimensional perspective for which two structural models are …

Research on stress, coping, and cross-cultural adaptation has been frequently hampered by
the use of inadequate and inappropriate measures of sojourner social support. An attempt is …