| Literature DB >> 3214688 |
M J Power1, L A Champion, S J Aris.
Abstract
A description is presented of the development of a new scale to measure social support which is called the Significant Others (SOS) Scale. The scale measures different functional resources of social support that may be provided by a number of significant role relationships within an individual's social network. Preliminary results from a sample of mature students show that the scale has good six-month test-retest reliability, and significantly distinguishes between depressed and non-depressed respondents. Details of a short form of the scale currently being developed are also presented.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3214688 DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1988.tb00799.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Clin Psychol ISSN: 0144-6657