Comparing the structure and stability of network ties using the Social Support Questionnaire and the Social Network List

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 123-132

  Bass, Lee Ann ^a   Stein, Catherine H ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Network stability and change; Network structure; Social network assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031288017     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407597141007     Document Type: Article

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