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The development of a measure of social support: The Significant Others (SOS) Scale
Author(s) -
Power M. J.,
Champion L. A.,
Aris S. J.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1988.tb00799.x
Subject(s) - psychology , scale (ratio) , reliability (semiconductor) , measure (data warehouse) , psychometrics , test validity , test (biology) , social support , developmental psychology , sample (material) , social psychology , computer science , data mining , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , chemistry , chromatography , quantum mechanics , biology
A description is presented of the development of a new scale to measure social support which is called the Significant Others (SOS) Scale. The scale measures different functional resources of social support that may be provided by a number of significant role relationships within an individual's social network. Preliminary results from a sample of mature students show that the scale has good six‐month test‐retest reliability, and significantly distinguishes between depressed and non‐depressed respondents. Details of a short form of the scale currently being developed are also presented.