Dimensions of social support: A factorial confirmation

McCormick, Iain A.; Siegert, Richard J.; Walkey, Frank H.

doi:10.1007/bf00919758

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“…The frequency ratings are summed across items. Three subscales can be derived (McCormick, Siegert, & Walkey, 1987;Walkey, Siegert, Taylor, & McCormick, 1987). These are nondirective support (comforting others in times of emotional distress; i.e., "Was right there with you during a stressful situation"), directive guidance (giving advice, teaching skills; i.e., "Told you what he/she did in a situation similar to yours"), and tangible assistance (helping perform responsibilities, and providing material and financial aid; i.e., "Looked after a family member while you were away").…”

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Exploring adolescents' sense of community and its relationship to loneliness

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Andrewes

Collett

1994

J. Community Psychol.

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Two studies explored adolescents' neighborhood and school psychological sense of community. Multiple regression analyses of subscale scores from two social support measures showed that psychological sense of community was related to different aspects of social support depending on the community setting; the number of supportive persons identified was most significantly related to neighborhood sense of community, and the amount of tangible assistance received was most significantly related to school sense of community. Multiple regression results indicated that school sense of community accounted for the highest proportion of variance on the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale, followed by satisfaction with social support, and nondirective support received. The data suggest that sense of community is a significant aspect of adolescents' environments, as demonstrated by its relationship to loneliness. Further investigation of the components of adolescent sense of community and their relevance to adolescent development is warranted.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring adolescents' sense of community and its relationship to loneliness

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Andrewes

Collett

1994

J. Community Psychol.

203

126

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“…Prior to any modifications to the four-factor model, an alternative model was estimated to assess the relative adequacy of the three-factor structure that has been found in several exploratory factor analyses of the ISSB (e.g., Walkey et al 1987;McCormick et al, 1987). This proposed three-factor measurement structure draws no distinction between the dimensions of Positive Social Exchange and Nondirective Support and the 14 items tapping these two facets of enacted support are assumed to load on one latent factor.…”

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The Factor Structure of Received Social Support: Dimensionality and the Prediction of Depression and Life Satisfaction

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Okun³

et al. 1997

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

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Covariance structure analyses were carried out on the Inventory of Socially Supportive Behaviors (ISSB; Barrera, Sandler, & Ramsey, 1981) to corroborate a hypothesized four-factor measurement model of received social support. Exami nation of the influence of the separate dimensions of the ISSB indicated that the four dimensions correlated in opposite directions with depression. Aggregation across the full set of ISSB items yielded a composite ISSB score that failed to predict depression and obscured the dynamics of these differential relations. By contrast, all four dimensions of the ISSB exhibited positive relations with life satisfaction, and total ISSB scores explained as much variance in life satisfaction as did the individual subscales. In general, the four ISSB dimensions proved to be differen tially related to depression and life satisfaction in ways that were predictable, informative, and theoretically meaningful. The results of the present investigation illustrate the utility of a multidimensional conceptualization of the construct of enacted social support.Over the past two decades, an impressive array of studies has docu mented the salutary effects of social support in promoting health and fostering well-

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“…In fact, it is regularly noted that lack of social support is related to increased psychological distress (McCormick, Siegert, & Walkey, 1987). Relevant to the present study, positive response of the bereaved to the ameliorating influences of social support is well documented (Gray, 1989;Morgan, 1994;Parkes, 1988;Romanoff, 1993;Sanders, 1988;Vachon & Stylianos, 1988).…”

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Bereavement, stress, and social support in members of a self-help group

Reif

Patton

Gold

1995

J. Community Psychol.

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The relationship between demographic characteristics, social support, network orientation, and the stress response to the death of a family member was studied. Participants were members of a national self‐help group for the bereaved, The Compassionate Friends (sample n =158), who completed a demographic questionnaire, and measures of stress response, social support, and orientation toward the helpfulness of others. Results indicated that time since the death was the strongest determinant of the severity of the stress response, followed by orientation toward the helpfulness of others. Satisfaction with social support was directly related to the number of people in the support network and participants' orientation toward others' helpfulness. Help‐seeking behavior was directly related to number of people in the support network. These results are discussed relative to counseling practice and grief awareness.

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Dimensions of social support: A factorial confirmation

Cited by 25 publications

References 10 publications

Exploring adolescents' sense of community and its relationship to loneliness

Exploring adolescents' sense of community and its relationship to loneliness

The Factor Structure of Received Social Support: Dimensionality and the Prediction of Depression and Life Satisfaction

Bereavement, stress, and social support in members of a self-help group

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