TY - JOUR
T1 - A Deeper Look at the Social Support Index
T2 - A Multi-Dimensional Assessment
AU - Distelberg, Brian J.
AU - Martin, A'verria Sirkin
AU - Borieux, Moosgar
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by the County of San Bernardino Housing Authority.
Funding Information:
This study was financially supported by the Family Process Institute New Professional Grant.
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - The role of social support is an important factor in building resilience within families. While robust definitions of social support exist, few assessments parallel these conceptual frameworks. This study tested the psychometric properties of one commonly used measure of social support (SSI) with 651 low income families through a local public housing program. Results of this study show that the SSI can approach a more robust assessment of social support when the measure is used as a multi-dimensional tool. Conclusions offer a subscale scoring system for this assessment which can be used in both research and clinical practice.
AB - The role of social support is an important factor in building resilience within families. While robust definitions of social support exist, few assessments parallel these conceptual frameworks. This study tested the psychometric properties of one commonly used measure of social support (SSI) with 651 low income families through a local public housing program. Results of this study show that the SSI can approach a more robust assessment of social support when the measure is used as a multi-dimensional tool. Conclusions offer a subscale scoring system for this assessment which can be used in both research and clinical practice.
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U2 - 10.1080/01926187.2013.837362
DO - 10.1080/01926187.2013.837362
M3 - Article
SN - 0192-6187
VL - 42
SP - 243
EP - 256
JO - American Journal of Family Therapy
JF - American Journal of Family Therapy
IS - 3
ER -