TY - JOUR
T1 - Issues of conceptualization and measurement of social support in the construction of nursing theory
AU - Tilden, Virginia Peterson
PY - 1985/6
Y1 - 1985/6
N2 - Social support has emerged in the last decade as a significant health behavior and, therefore, a promising focus of theory development in nursing. Nursing's concern with health, environment, and person provides an ideal perspective from which to take the lead in research, instrument development, and theory construction in social support. The focus of this article is the present development of the construct to assist nurse scholars toward an adequate conception of social support. Theoretical frameworks underlying definitions are examined, and issues of measurement and clinical assessment are discussed.
AB - Social support has emerged in the last decade as a significant health behavior and, therefore, a promising focus of theory development in nursing. Nursing's concern with health, environment, and person provides an ideal perspective from which to take the lead in research, instrument development, and theory construction in social support. The focus of this article is the present development of the construct to assist nurse scholars toward an adequate conception of social support. Theoretical frameworks underlying definitions are examined, and issues of measurement and clinical assessment are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1002/nur.4770080214
DO - 10.1002/nur.4770080214
M3 - Article
C2 - 3849040
AN - SCOPUS:0022083244
SN - 0160-6891
VL - 8
SP - 199
EP - 206
JO - Research in Nursing & Health
JF - Research in Nursing & Health
IS - 2
ER -