Social support concepts and measures.

By B. Gottlieb, Anne E. Bergen. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2010

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More than a feeling: A unified view of stress measurement for population science (2018, background): “The positive impact of perceived social support (the perception that support from others is available and satisfying; Gottlieb and Bergen, 2010) on health has received considerable empirical evidence.”
Doing the right thing: Measuring wellbeing for public policy (2011, methodology): “…psychological measures of relationships and social support is beyond the scope of this article (for reviews, see Cohen, Underwood, & Gottlieb, 2000; Gottlieb & Bergen, 2010; Orth-Gomér & Undén, 1987), although a few instruments are worth mentioning to illustrate various approaches to measuring…”
Culture Moderates the Relation Between Perceived Stress, Social Support, and Mental and Physical Health (2016, methodology): “964 Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 47(7) Similar measurements of social support have been employed in previous research (e.g., Berkman & Syme, 1979; Gottlieb & Bergen, 2010; J. Kim & Lee, 2011; Lubben et al., 2006).”
How does social support enhance resilience in the trauma-exposed individual? (2015, background): “…of recovery of healthy functioning following illness, rank on United Way “State of Caring Index,” access to health care, public space including acreage, bike and walking paths, open space, etc., air quality, recidivism rates, and perceptions of social trust and cohesion (Hall and Zautra 2010).”