TY - JOUR
T1 - International nursing research in social support
T2 - theoretical and methodological issues
AU - Norbeck, Jane S.
AU - Tilden, Virginia P.
PY - 1988/3
Y1 - 1988/3
N2 - Social support has been widely studied within cultures as a variable that is protective of health and mental health, either directly or as a buffer against life stress. When research is conducted across cultures, several conceptual and methodological issues emerge. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the conceptual basis for assuming that social support is a universal phenomenon, to suggest areas in which manifestations of social support may be culturespecific, and to present methodological issues that need to be addressed in conducting valid international research on social support.
AB - Social support has been widely studied within cultures as a variable that is protective of health and mental health, either directly or as a buffer against life stress. When research is conducted across cultures, several conceptual and methodological issues emerge. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the conceptual basis for assuming that social support is a universal phenomenon, to suggest areas in which manifestations of social support may be culturespecific, and to present methodological issues that need to be addressed in conducting valid international research on social support.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1988.tb01405.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1988.tb01405.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 3372894
AN - SCOPUS:0023974529
SN - 0309-2402
VL - 13
SP - 173
EP - 178
JO - Journal of advanced nursing
JF - Journal of advanced nursing
IS - 2
ER -