Social support: Assessing conceptual coherence

被引:64
作者
Hupcey, JE [1 ]
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[1] Penn State Univ, Hershey, PA 17033 USA
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10.1177/104973239800800302
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
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The concept of social support has been used extensively in both the theoretical and research literature, yet it has not been clearly delineated or operationalized. As a result, numerous of her concepts have been subsumed tinder the heading of social support. bl this article, the concept of social support will be analyzed for the purpose of concept clarification using the qualitative research approach of critical analysis of the literature. The present conceptualizations and operationalizations of social support are examined, and the incongruities or fit between the concept and its application are presented. Then, the structural features of social support are identified, and a revised definition of the concept is suggested.
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