Last revised October, 1998. Social Support a. Definition and Background b. Network Usage g. Conclusions Social Conflict a. Definition and Background b.
Psychometric data are available for the multiple item measures.
Relationships to physical health outcomes are less well documented. Data on health outcomes among children indicate that emotional support in particular impacts both psychological and physical health outcomes. In addition to research on support and disease outcomes, there is a growing body of evidence linking social support to physiological regulatory processes. Limitations Social support measures suffer from two major limitations. One is the lack of established, 'gold standard' measures.