Key constructs
SS Characteristics
100

How many key constructs does the SS theory has? 

5
100

Social support can also be used to...

Promote health-promoting activities and habits.

200

What is emotional support?

Emotional support involves the pro-vision of caring, empathy, love and trust.

200

Mention ONE shortcoming of social support theory

Focus on individual behaviors.

300
Name all the key constructs

Emotional support

Instrumental support

Informational support

Appraisal support

Reciprocity

300

Social Support theory primarily looks at factors at which level of ecological model?

Interpersonal and community

400
Appraisal support is...

constructive feedback, affirmation, and other types of information to use for self evaluation.

400
At what other level can SS theory work at?
At the institutional level
500
Reciprocal relationships are...

a sharing of experience where everyone benefits in some way. 

500

SS theory is a model used to...

name and understand relationships between people’s social networks and health.