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Assessing social support: The Social Support Questionnaire. [PDF]

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1983
Abstract : A measure of social support, the Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ), is described and four empirical studies employing it are described. The SSQ yields scores for (a) number of social supports, and (b) satisfaction with social support that is available.
Robert B Basham, Irwin G. Sarason, Henry M. Levine, Barbara R. Sarason   +3 more
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Comparison of the economic development of countries spreading Spanish culture [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2021
An analysis of the risks and rates of development of the countries with Spanish culture for the period from 1820 showed that the influence of culture and institutions on these parameters of development is not detected.
Savelyev Mikhail, Savchenko Andrey, Koretsky Vladimir, Titova Olga, Bryndin Andrey   +4 more
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Peculiarities of the transition to the methodological type of university education in different cultures [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2021
It was pointed out that there is a need to move from expert to methodological culture in higher professional education. The essence of this way of education is not knowledge about entities, but patterns and tools for knowledge management.
Savelyev Mikhail, Savelyeva Marina, Pushina Natalia, Gruzdeva Tatiana, Savchenko Andrey   +4 more
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The case for social support in social marketing [PDF]

RAUSP Management Journal, 2021
Purpose This paper aims to reinforce the arguments for applying the social support concept in social marketing. Design/methodology/approach This paper aims to conceptually outline the potential positive contribution of social support for social marketing practice as a tool to induce behavior change. Findings This paper focuses on the philosophical
Baptista, Nuno, Alves, H., Pinho, José Carlos   +2 more
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Sociodemographic and health-related factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in 77 districts of Uganda

International Breastfeeding Journal, 2023
Background Uganda surpasses many African nations and the global average in exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) rates. Yet, malnutrition is a critical issue, with stunting impacting roughly 29% of children under 5 years.
Derrick Kimuli, Florence Nakaggwa, Norah Namuwenge, Rebecca N. Nsubuga, Paul Isabirye, Kenneth Kasule, Justine Fay Katwesige, Sheila Nyakwezi, Solome Sevume, Norbert Mubiru, Barbara Amuron, Daraus Bukenya   +11 more
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Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response

Nature Human Behaviour, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic represents a massive global health crisis. Because the crisis requires large-scale behaviour change and places significant psychological burdens on individuals, insights from the social and behavioural sciences can be used to help ...
J. V. Bavel, Katherine Baicker, Paulo S Boggio, V. Capraro, A. Cichocka, A. Cichocka, M. Cikara, M. Crockett, A. Crum, K. M. Douglas, James N. Druckman, J. Drury, Oeindrila Dube, N. Ellemers, E. Finkel, J. Fowler, M. Gelfand, Shihui Han, S. Haslam, J. Jetten, S. Kitayama, D. Mobbs, L. Napper, D. Packer, Gordon Pennycook, Ellen Peters, R. Petty, David G. Rand, S. Reicher, S. Schnall, A. Shariff, L. Skitka, S. Smith, C. Sunstein, Nassim Tabri, Joshua A. Tucker, S. Linden, P. Lange, Kim A. Weeden, Michael J. A. Wohl, Jamil Zaki, S. Zion, Robb Willer   +42 more
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Culture and social support. [PDF]

American Psychologist, 2008
Social support is one of the most effective means by which people can cope with stressful events. Yet little research has examined whether there are cultural differences in how people utilize their social support networks. A review of studies on culture and social support presents evidence that Asians and Asian Americans are more reluctant to ...
Kim, Heejung S, Sherman, David K, Taylor, Shelley E   +2 more
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The Effects of Social Support on Sleep Quality of Medical Staff Treating Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in January and February 2020 in China

Medical Science Monitor, 2020
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), formerly known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan City, China.
Han Xiao, Yan Zhang, De-liang Kong, Shiyue Li, Ningxi Yang   +4 more
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The effectiveness of social group work remedial model with reality therapy approach on social adjustment of people improved from addiction [PDF]

پژوهشنامه مددکاری اجتماعی, 2022
The current research aimed to study the effectiveness of social group work remedial model with reality therapy approach on social adjustment of people improved from addiction.The study to quasi-experimental method with pre-test and post-test design on ...
hamed sadegh moghaddam javan, m g, hamideh adelyan rasi   +2 more
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Social support and recovery from mental health problems: a scoping review

Nordic Social Work Research, 2021
Several systematic reviews have suggested the linkages between social support and mental health or the use of mental health services in general. There is a need to develop the knowledge on different associations between social support, social work and ...
Knut Ivar Bjørlykhaug, B. Karlsson, Suzie Kim Hesook, L. C. Kleppe   +3 more
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