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Instrument Title

Social Support Questionnaire-Short Form (SSQ 6)- Original Scale

View PDF - SSQShortForm_Sarason.pdf

Source Article

Sarason, I. G., Sarason, B. R., Shearin, E. N., & Pierce, G. R. (1987). A brief measure of social support: Practical and theoretical implications. Journal of social and personal relationships, 4(4), 497-510.

Response Options

Identify the number of individuals available for support in each situation (number items), then rank the level of satisfaction with the support on a 6-point Likert scale from “very dissatisfied” to “very satisfied” (satisfaction items).

Survey Items

  1. Whom can you really count on to distract you from your worries when you feel under stress?
  2. Whom can you really count on to help you feel more relaxed when you are under pressure or tense?
  3. . Who accepts you totally, including both your worst and best points?
  4. Whom can you really count on to care about you, regardless of what is happening to you?
  5. Whom can you really count on to help you feel better when you are feeling generally down-in-the-dumps?
  6. Whom can you count on to console you when you are very upset?

Internal Reliability

Cronbach’s α= 0.90-0.93

Validity

Factor analysis conducted for number and satisfaction items.

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Terms Of Use

Individuals may use this information for research or educational purposes only and may not use this information for commercial purposes. When using this instrument, please cite:

Sarason, I. G., Sarason, B. R., Shearin, E. N., & Pierce, G. R. (1987). A brief measure of social support: Practical and theoretical implications. Journal of social and personal relationships, 4(4), 497-510.

When presenting results using any survey information you obtained from the SABI, please acknowledge the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), an NIH funded program P30 AI50410.