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Challenges in conceptualizing social support

University of Texas at Austin, a.vangelisti{at}mail.utexas.edu

Although research on social support has generated findings that are key to the study of social and personal relationships, scholars have yet to deal with a number of conceptual issues that affect how social support is defined and measured. Research on hurt feelings provides some interesting insights concerning the conceptualization of support. Based on this research, as well as a review of the literature on social support, the current article describes several issues that scholars ought to consider as they conceptualize, evaluate, and study social support processes.

Key Words: conceptualizing social support • hurt • hurt feelings • social support • support

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Vol. 26, No. 1, 39-51 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0265407509105520


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