Irwin G. Sarason

TL;DR: The Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ) as mentioned in this paper is a measure of social support, and four empirical studies employing it are described, three dealing with psychometric properties, its correations with measures of personality and adjustment, and the relationship of the SSQ to positive and negative life changes, and an experimental investigation of the relationship between social support and persistence in working on a complex, frustrating task.

TL;DR: The development of a new instrument, the Life Experiences Survey, is described, designed to eliminate certain shortcomings of previous life stress measures and allows for separate assessment of positive and negative life experiences as well as individualize d ratings of the impact of events.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a short form of the Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ) to measure social support in adults and found that perceived social support may be a reflection of early attachment experience.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors define and assess social support in the context of personal relationships and stress coping, and the role of coping with extreme stress in the provision of support provision.

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