ArticlePsychological assessment2018
The Online Social Support Scale: Measure development and validation.
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Effectiveness of Group Versus Individual Self-management of Depression Using a Mobile App to Increase Treatment Adherence Among Users of a University-based Helpline in the Dominican Republic.
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64 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- A new taxonomy of social support: Clarifying supportive behaviours and measures.Journal of health psychology · 2026Review
- Assessing Fall Risk, Prevention Knowledge, Behavior and Social Support Among Older Adults: Insights from a Hospital-Based Study in Riyadh.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Exploring sources of social support during pregnancy- a qualitative study in rural southern India.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Online Social Support - an Adjunct or Substitute for Traditional Social Support: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Online Racism, Digital Mental Health Tools, and Online Mental Health Communication Among Black Young Adults With and Without Depression or Anxiety: Cross-Sectional Quantitative Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
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- Development and Initial Validation of a Brief, Online Version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D): Psychometric Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Association Between Maternal Autonomy and Maternal Well-Being During Postpartum Confinement Among Primiparous Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- Live interactive singing in live streams and loneliness among international students: social connection, social support and FoMO.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- A critical analysis of online social support websites for Australians seeking bariatric surgery.Australian journal of psychology · 2026Article
- Perceived support from AI chatbots and loneliness among higher vocational college students: a short-term three-wave study of social interaction anxiety and perceived social support.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Digital campus governance and cultural identity of multi-ethnic students: a multiple mediation analysis of online social support and sense of community connection.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Health Literacy and Factors Associated with HPV Vaccination among Adolescent Students: A Cross-Sectional Analytic Study.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Article
- Mental health self-stigma moderates the effect of social support on depression, anxiety and stress among young adult Pacific Islanders.SSM. Mental health · 2025Article
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Abstract
A new measure, the Online Social Support Scale, was developed based on previous theory, research, and measurement of in-person social support. It includes four subscales: Esteem/Emotional Support, Social Companionship, Informational Support, and Instrumental Support. In college and community samples, factor analytic and item response theory results suggest that subtypes of in-person social support also pertain in the online world. Evidence of reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant validity provide excellent psychometric support for the measure. Construct validity accrues to the measure vis-à-vis support for three hypotheses: (a) Various broad types of Internet platforms for social interactions are differentially associated with online social support and online victimization; (b) similar to in-person social support, online social support offsets the adverse effect of negative life events on self-esteem and depression-related outcome; and (c) online social support counteracts the effects of online victimization in much the same way that in-person friends in one social niche counterbalance rejection in other social niches. (PsycINFO Database Record
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