Social support measurement and intervention a guide for health and social scientists

Cohen, Sheldon, 1947- (Added Author). Underwood, Lynn G. (Added Author). Gottlieb, Benjamin H. (Added Author). Fetzer Institute. (Added Author).

Summary: Contributors. Part I. Theoretical and Historical Perspectives. 1. Social Relationships and Health, Sheldon Cohen, Benjamin H. Gottlieb, and Lynn G. Underwood. Part II. Social Support Measures. 2. Social Support Theory and Measurement, Brian Lakey and Sheldon Cohen. 3. Measuring Social Integration and Social Networks, Ian Brissette, Sheldon Cohen, and Teresa E. Seeman. 4. Measuring Perceived and Received Social Support, Thomas A. Wills and Ori Shinar. 5. Measuring Relationship Properties and Interactions Relevant to Social Support, Harry T. Reis and Nancy Collins. Part III. Social Support Inter.

Record details

ISBN: 9780198029229 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0198029225 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780195126709
ISBN: 019512670X
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (xi, 345 p.) : ill.
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

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General Note:	Multi-User. CatMonthString:jan.13 CatBulkString:jan.10.13 "A project of the Fetzer Institute."
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Theoretical and historical perspectives. Social relationships and health / Sheldon Cohen, Benjamin H. Gottlieb, Lynn G. Underwood -- Social support measures. Social support theory and measurement / Brian Lakey, Sheldon Cohen -- Measuring social integration and social networks / Ian Brissette, Sheldon Cohen, Teresa E. Seeman -- Measuring perceived and received social support / Thomas A. Wills, Ori Shinar -- Measuring relationship properties and interactions relevant to social support / Harry T. Reis, Nancy Collins -- Social support interventions. Selecting and planning support interventions / Benjamin H. Gottlieb -- Support groups / Vicki S. Helgeson, Benjamin H. Gottlieb -- One-to-one support interventions : home visitation and mentoring / John Eckenrode, Stephen Hamilton -- Optimizing support in the natural network / Carolyn E. Cutrona, Valerie Cole -- Implications. Social support measurement and interventions : comments and future directions / Karen S. Rook, Lynn G. Underwood.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.