Assessing social support in elderly adults

Stress, social support, and the buffering hypothesis.

Sheldon Cohen, Thomas A. Wills · Psychological Bulletin · 1985 · 17.1K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +17

Social Support as a Moderator of Life Stress

Sidney Cobb · Psychosomatic Medicine · 1976 · 6.8K citations

Social Sciences, Health Behavior, Social Psychology +12

SOCIAL NETWORKS, HOST RESISTANCE, AND MORTALITY: A NINE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF ALAMEDA COUNTY RESIDENTS

Lisa Berkman, S. Leonard Syme · American Journal of Epidemiology · 1979 · 5.3K citations

Public Health, Community Health, Epidemiologic Methods +8

Comparison of two modes of stress measurement: Daily hassles and uplifts versus major life events

Allen D. Kanner, James C. Coyne, Catherine Schaefer et al. · Journal of Behavioral Medicine · 1981 · 3.1K citations

Nursing, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +10

Assessing social support: The Social Support Questionnaire.

Irwin G. Sarason, Henry M. Levine, Robert B. Basham et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1983 · 2.9K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +14