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Measures of perceived social support from friends and from family: Three validation studies

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  1. Department of Psychology, Fordham University, 10458, Bronx, New York

    Mary E. Procidano

  2. Indiana University, Indiana, USA

    Kenneth Heller

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This research was supported by a Biomedical Research grant PHS S07 RR 7031 awarded by Indiana University to the second author. The authors wish to thank Kelly G. Riddell, Michael J. Platt, and Peter J. Bowes for their assistance in data collection. Appreciation also is extended to Leon H. Levy who participated in the initial discussion of the perceived social support construct.

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Procidano, M.E., Heller, K. Measures of perceived social support from friends and from family: Three validation studies. Am J Commun Psychol 11, 1–24 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00898416

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