Table 1.

Social Support for Healthy Behaviors from 6-Month Postpartum Questionnaire

Dimension of social support	Item in social support questionnaire
Informational Support	Learn how to cook healthy meals
	Learn how to make healthy food choices when eating out
	Learn how to fit exercise into my life
	Learn how to manage my responsibilities to my family and me
Emotional Support	Others act as if I am special
	Able to talk with someone when I am overwhelmed or stressed
	Others are able to take my worries and concerns away
	Someone to talk to and listen to me about what is interesting to me
Instrumental Support	Time for cooking healthy meals
	Money for household bills
	Help managing my responsibilities to my family and me
	Time for exercise