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Published in final edited form as: J Aging Health. 2014 Oct;26(7):1116–1136. doi: 10.1177/0898264314543471

Table 3.

Perceived Social Support Measure Item-Total Correlations and Correlation Coefficients.

			Spouse				Family members				Friends
Source	Social support domains	Alpha if item deleted	Open up	Rely on	Make demands	Criticize	Open up	Rely on	Make demands	Criticize	Open up	Rely on	Make demands	Criticize
Spouse	Open up	.61	1.0
	Rely on	.61	.58^***	1.0
	Make demands	.62	.12^***	.06^**	1.0
	Criticize	.62	.14^***	.03	.48^***	1.0
Family members	Open up	.60	.33^***	.24^***	.08^***	.07^**	1.0
	Rely on	.61	.30^***	.29^***	.03	.01	.62^***	1.0
	Make demands	.63	.03	.05^*	.27^***	.18^***	.00	−.01	1.0
	Criticize	.62	.05^**	.04^*	.20^***	.32^***	.06^**	.02	.41^***	1.0
Friends	Open up	.62	.12^***	.15^***	−.01	.00	.30^***	.23^***	.02	−.01	1.0
	Rely on	.63	.11^***	.22^***	−.05^*	−.05^*	.22^***	.26^***	.00	.04^*	.63^***	1.0
	Make demands	.64	.01	.03	.14^***	.07^**	.03	.03	.19^***	.08^***	−.03	−.03	1.0
	Criticize	.64	.00	.02	.09^***	.16^***	.02	.03	.15^***	.21^***	−.08^***	−.07^***	.39^***	1.0

^*

p < .05.

^**

p < .01.

^***

p < .001.