Validation of the DSSI-10 to Measure Social Support in a General Population

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 100-106

  Wardian, Jana ^a   Robbins, Danielle ^a   Wolfersteig, Wendy ^a   Johnson, Travis ^a   Dustman, Patricia ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adults; factor analysis; field of practice; health care; mental health; methodological article; population; psychometric study; quantitative; reliability study

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871111876     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731512464582     Document Type: Article

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