Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Cooke, B.D
• Rossmann, M.M
• McCubbin, H.I
• Patterson, J.M

Titel

Examining the definition and assessment of social support: a resource for individuals and families

Ist Teil von

• Family relations, 1988-04, Vol.37 (2), p.211-216

Ort / Verlag

Minneapolis, Minn: National Council on Family Relations

Erscheinungsjahr

1988

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Family practitioners consider social support to be a significant resource for individuals and family members encountering stress. There has, however, not been an adequate way to assess an individual's or a family's perception of the social support they are receiving. A new definition of social support is presented, along with a way to measure two dimensions of social support: (a) the kinds of support available, such as emotional support; and (b) the sources of support, such as friends. The instrument described here has been used most extensively with first-time parents, but has potential as an aid for therapists and educators to help individuals and families in other contexts and roles.