The Meaning And Measurement Of Support

by Hans O. Veiel (Editor), Urs Baumann (Editor)

Overview

Contains papers from an international symposium held at the Werner Reimers Foundation in Bad Homburg, Germany in May 1990. They address the concern that social support research has fragmented into separate areas and that there is a lack of definition concerning social support.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781560322207
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/01/1991
Series:	Series in Clinical and Community Psychology
Pages:	342
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Hans O. Veiel, Urs Baumann

Table of Contents

Contributors, Preface, 1. The Many Meanings of Social Support, I: Support and Network Concepts in Context, II: Support and Health: The Evidence, III: Models of the Support Process, IV: Nonsupport, V: Assessment and Analysis, VI: Support Interventions, VII: Conclusion, Subject Index