To obtain a clearer picture of what constitutes social support, we conducted three studies to
compare measures of different conceptions of social support. Relations of these instruments …

Beginning in the early 1980s, many researchers started to conceptualize support not as a
unitary concept but rather as a mixture of several different concepts. The social support …

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

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 …

A, nerican Journal of Comniunity Psychology, Vol. 13, No. 5, 1985 The Perceived Support
Network Inventory Eric J. Oritt'and Stephen C. Paul University Counseling Center, University …

Three studies were carried out in which the following topics were investigated: the stability of
social support indices, the relation between these indices and measures of parental …

Definitions and concepts of social support are reviewed in an attempt to develop a
theoretical structure for future research. Fourteen techniques for measuring social support …

This chapter considers the measurement of supportive functions that are perceived to be
available if needed (perceived support) or functions that are reported to be recently provided …

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 …

American Journal of Community Psychology, Vol. 13, No. 3, 1985 Support Network
Characteristics Associated with Support Satisfaction and Perceived Support'Alan Vaux2 and …