“…Social support has been described as a three-dimensional construct consisting of emotional support (concern, comfort, and encouragement); instrumental support (money, time, and tangible assistance); and informational support where advice, education, and knowledge sharing takes place (Boothe, Brouwer, Carter-Edwards, & Østbye;2011;Chojenta, Loxton, & Lucke, 2012;Evans, Donelle, & Hume-Loveland, 2012;Leahy-Warren, McCarthy, & Corcoran, 2011). Xie, He, Koszycki, Walker, and Wen (2009) describe social support as subjective, objective, and support availability.…”