TABLE 3.
Means and standard deviations of the Social Support Questionnaire items.
| Item | Mean (s.d.) |
|---|---|
| 1. Who can you count on to listen to you when you need to talk? | 3.75 (0.50) |
| 2. Who could you really count on to help in an emergency? | 3.75 (0.48) |
| 3. Who helps you feel that you are a good and worthwhile person? | 3.75 (0.50) |
| 4. Who can you really go to when you are worried or under pressure? | 3.72 (0.52) |
| 5. Who can you count on when you generally need help for reasons other than an emergency? | 3.74 (0.49) |
| 6. Who can you really count on when things go wrong, you have a mishap or run out of luck? | 3.74 (0.49) |
| 7. Who can you really count on to give advice, guidance or useful suggestions that would help you to avoid mistakes? | 3.73 (0.48) |
| 8. Who do you feel will help if a family member or someone very close to you died? | 3.75 (0.52) |
| 9. Who do you feel truly loves you deeply? | 3.80 (0.45) |
| 10. Who can you count on to comfort or console you when you are very upset? | 3.74 (0.52) |
| 11. Who can you really count on to support you in major decisions or plans you make? | 3.72 (0.52) |
| 12. Who would you trust with a secret or information that could get you into trouble? | 3.73 (0.53) |
| 13. Who do you count on when you are ill? | 3.80 (0.46) |
| 14. Who can you really count on when you get into trouble? | 3.74 (0.47) |
| 15. Who do you think will come to you if they had a need or problem? | 3.75 (0.50) |
s.d., standard deviation.