Social Support Measurement and Interventions

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Understanding the Mentoring Process between Adolescents and Adults (2006, background): “In this framework, engaging in leisure activities with someone you like and who you know likes you is believed to contribute to an ongoing state of emotional well-being, enhancing the pleasure experienced in everyday life (Rook & Underwood, 2000).”
The experience and effects of emotional support: What the study of cultural and gender differences can tell us about close relationships, emotion, and interpersonal communication (2003, background): “…by a valued other) or indirectly (e.g., failing at something connected to one’s self-concept), expressions of encouragement, appreciation, reassurance, and respect—often regarded as appraisal, ego, or esteem support—can be conceptualized as forms of emotional support (Rook & Underwood, 2000).”
How is family support related to students’ GPA scores? A longitudinal study (2012, background): “For this reason, social support researchers have been repeatedly called upon to conduct longitudinal studies for the purpose of examining the cross-temporal effects of social support (Cohen, 1988; Monroe & Johnson, 1992; Rook & Underwood, 2000).”
Perceived social support and self-esteem in adolescence (2010, background): “Conversely, low levels of social support have been repeatedly linked to poor physical and mental health outcomes (Cohen et al., 2000).”