Interpersonal Support Evaluation List – General Population (ISEL)

There are several people that I trust to help solve my problems.

If I needed help fixing an appliance or repairing my car, there is someone who would help me.

Most of my friends are more interesting than I am.

There is someone who takes pride in my accomplishments.

When I feel lonely, there are several people I can talk to.

There is no one that I feel comfortable to talking about intimate personal problems.

I often meet or talk with family or friends.

Most people I know think highly of me.

If I needed a ride to the airport very early in the morning, I would have a hard time finding someone to take me.

I feel like I’m not always included by my circle of friends.

There really is no one who can give me an objective view of how I’m handling my problems.

There are several different people I enjoy spending time with.

I think that my friends feel that I’m not very good at helping them solve their problems.

If I were sick and needed someone (friend, family member, or acquaintance) to take me to the doctor, I would have trouble finding someone.

If I wanted to go on a trip for a day (e.g., to the mountains, beach, or country), I would have a hard time finding someone to go with me.

If I needed a place to stay for a week because of an emergency (for example, water or electricity out in my apartment or house), I could easily find someone who would put me up.

I feel that there is no one I can share my most private worries and fears with.

If I were sick, I could easily find someone to help me with my daily chores.

There is someone I can turn to for advice about handling problems with my family.

I am as good at doing things as most other people are.

If I decide one afternoon that I would like to go to a movie that evening, I could easily find someone to go with me.

When I need suggestions on how to deal with a personal problem, I know someone I can turn to.

If I needed an emergency loan of $100, there is someone (friend, relative, or acquaintance) I could get it from.

In general, people do not have much confidence in me.

Most people I know do not enjoy the same things that I do.

There is someone I could turn to for advice about making career plans or changing my job.

I don’t often get invited to do things with others.

Most of my friends are more successful at making changes in their lives than I am.

If I had to go out of town for a few weeks, it would be difficult to find someone who would look after my house or apartment (the plants, pets, garden, etc.).

There really is no one I can trust to give me good financial advice.

If I wanted to have lunch with someone, I could easily find someone to join me.

I am more satisfied with my life than most people are with theirs.

If I was stranded 10 miles from home, there is someone I could call who would come and get me.

No one I know would throw a birthday party for me.

It would me difficult to find someone who would lend me their car for a few hours.

If a family crisis arose, it would be difficult to find someone who could give me good advice about how to handle it.

I am closer to my friends than most other people are to theirs.

There is at least one person I know whose advice I really trust.

If I needed some help in moving to a new house or apartment, I would have a hard time finding someone to help me.

I have a hard time keeping pace with my friends.