Challenges in conceptualizing social support

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Sources of social support, job satisfaction, and quality of life among childcare teachers (2017, background): “Vangelisti (2009) stated that social support can be defined from sociologi- This research was supported by the Duksung Women’s University(Korea) Research Grants 2015.”
Perceived social support, received social support, and depression among clergy (2019, background): “Researchers distinguish between two major types of social support: perceived social support and received social support (Barrera, 1986; Vangelisti, 2009).”
Contributing to Theory and Knowledge in Quantitative Communication Science (2012, background): “Similarly, some researchers studying social support might conceptualize support as inherently prosocial; others may be concerned as well with unwanted support or support received for maintaining destructive feelings or behaviors (see Vangelisti, 2009).”