Psychometric Properties of the Medical Outcome Study Social Support Survey with a General Population Sample of Undergraduate Students

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 185-197

  Giangrasso, Barbara ^a   Casale, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Depression; Functional social support; Medical Outcome Study Social Support Survey; Perceived social support; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893908748     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-013-0277-z     Document Type: Article

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