Table 5.
Summary of dimensions of social support's measures as named in the articles.
| Studies | Measures name | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Seeman et al. (2001) | MacArthur Battery (MAB) | (1) Quantitative/structural features, (2) types of ties, (3) instrumental social support, (4) emotional social support, (5) sources of demands and criticism |
| - Whitfield and Wiggins (2003) - Ayotte et al. (2013) |
National Survey on Black Americans (NSBA) | Measures social support received and provided |
| Slykerman et al. (2005) | Family Support Scale (FSS) | Designed to assess how helpful different types of social support are to families rearing young children |
| Dickinson et al. (2011) | Duke Social Support Index (DSSI) | (1) Subjective social support, (2) instrumental social support, (3) social network size, (4) social interaction |
| - Sims et al. (2011, 2014) | Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL) | Self-report questionnaire that measures overall perceived social support and perceived availability in four dimensions: (1) belonging, (2) appraisal, (3) tangible, (4) self-esteem |
| - Zhu et al. (2012) - Yilmaz et al. (2015) |
Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) | (1) Family support, (2) support from friends, (3) support from significant others |
| - Zuelsdorff et al. (2013, 2017) | Medical Outcomes Survey (MOS) | It measures social support perceived by people in times of need |
| Tanzer et al. (2013) | Network of Relationship Inventory (NRI) | Measures perceived social support from: (1) family, (2) close friend, (3) romantic partner, (4) other important figures |
| Pillemer and Holtzer (2015) | Medical Outcomes Study-Social Support Survey (MOS-SSS) | (1) Emotional support, (2) informational support, (3) tangible support, (4) affectionate support, (5) positive social interaction |
| Kats et al. (2016) | Short form of the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL-SF) | (1) Appraisal support, (2) tangible assets, (3) belonging support, (4) self-esteem support |
| Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS) | Self-assessed measure of the active social network of: (1) family, (2) friends, (3) peers | |
| Liao et al. (2016) | Close Person Questionnaire (CPQ) | (1) Confiding support (emotional support), (2) practical support, (3) negative aspects of close relationships |
| La Fleur and Salthouse (2017) | Social Network Questionnaire (SNQ) | (1) Social contact, (2) received support, (3) provided support, (4) perceived support |
| Ge et al. (2017) | Health and Retirement Study (HRS) | Social support was measured through the following sources: (1) spouse, (2) other family members, (3) friends |
| Zamora-Macorra et al. (2017) | - Social network index (SNI) - Social cohesion index (SCI) - Trust Index (TI) |
The level of social support was calculated through three indicators: (1) Social network index (SNI), (2) Social cohesion index (SCI), (3) Trust Index (TI) |
| Wang et al. (2017) | Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) | (1) Subjective support, (2) objective support, (3) support utilization |
| - Yeh and Liu (2003) - Ellwardt et al. (2013) - Frith and Loprinzi (2017) |
NA | Series of questions |
NA, not applicable.