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Social support: Mapping the construct

University of Washington, isarason{at}u.washington.edu

Barbara R. Sarason

University of Washington

Social support is a construct with multiple dimensions that can be approached at multiple levels. Findings from a variety of disciplines and recognition of its bidirectional nature can help map the construct. Bidirectionality is a process that requires attention to moderators, such as, gender, cultural change, and personal development, together with the relationship between the receiver and the provider of support. Both close personal ties and weaker ones that often are part of community involvement need to be taken into account in order to map the construct comprehensively.

Key Words: social support • close relationships • community support • support providers

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Vol. 26, No. 1, 113-120 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0265407509105526


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