TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Social support: Mapping the construct
JO  - Journal of social and personal relationships
A1  - Sarason, BR
A1  - Sarason, IG
SP  - 113
EP  - 120
VL  - 26
IS  - 1
N2  - Social support is a construct with multiple dimensions that can be approached at multiple levels. Findings from a variety of disciplines and recognition of its bidirectional nature can help map the construct. Bidirectionality is a process that requires attention to moderators, such as, gender, cultural change, and personal development, together with the relationship between the receiver and the provider of support. Both close personal ties and weaker ones that often are part of community involvement need to be taken into account in order to map the construct comprehensively.<p /> 
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SN  - 0265-4075
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265407509105526
ID  - ref1
ER  -