On the one Patterson, & Needle, 1980i ance, and guidance and informa- hand he noted that if social il Mitchell & Trickett, 1980)- The tion sharingj and qualitative support is a multidimensional I concept of social support has aspects include both satisfaction construct, multiple measures ot becoms a focal point of research wlth support and the degree of support are necessary in order to 'il design. [...] Two indices tamily unlt ls embedded in ol support are obtained trom the The subiects compleied the broader ecological units con- scdle: the number of Eources of FSS as part of their participalion sisting of blood and marriage support availabloto the tamily and ifi a study examifling the relation- relatives, friends, and other ac- the sum ol 18 ratings ol the ship betwben social support and quaiflt. [...] The development, The "helptulness" oeighborhoods, churches, social data rePortod here conc€rn responses on the FSS were used organizations, the Parsnts PIace primarily tho reliability and validi- to determine the intelnal con- of work, and prolessional helpers ty of the helptulnoss scores. [...] Filty of the respondents at lhe time the Parents comPleted ciani alpha computed from th6 trere 139 parents completBd the scale twice, and the scales and ona Year earlier avorage correlations among the d 43 fathers) of average ol 18 months aparl, to divided by the corresPonding dif 18 scale items lYas .77. [...] Scalas like the FSS can the criterion were ot moderate to substanlial evidence in suppon of the conten- h€lp explicats the relationships , the eftects ot magnitude, and psychometrical- tion thal gocial support mediates betlvosn social support and ths elermined only ly acceptbable- Both the internal physical and amotlonal wsll-being ability to cope and manage dit rariance with the consistency and s.
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