350px|Old man at a nursing home in Norway. Social support is the percipience and fact that one is cared for, has help available from other people, and most knowingly , that one is part of a caring communel complex. These caring amenities can be nurturance, advice or sense of belonging ; financial assistance or personal advice. It can be studied as the interpretation that one has assistance available  in a social network. This support can come from many sources, such as family, friends, pets, neighbors, coworkers, organizations, etc.
350px|Old man at a nursing home in Norway. Social support is the perception and actuality that one is cared for, has assistance available from other people, and most popularly , that one is part of a supportive social network. These supportive resources can be emotional (e.g., nurturance), informational (e.g., advice), or companionship (e.g., sense of belonging ); tangible (e.g., financial assistance) or intangible (e.g., personal advice). Social support can be measured as the perception that one has assistance available , the actual received assistance, or the degree to which a person is integrated in a social network. Support can come from many sources, such as family, friends, pets, neighbors, coworkers, organizations, etc.
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