Duke Social Support and Stress Scale (DUSOCS)

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Duke Social Support and Stress Scale (DUSOCS)

Duke Social Support and Stress Scale (DUSOCS)

Parkerson‚ 1989

I. People Who Give Personal Support
A. Family Members	How supportive are these people now:			There is No Such Person
A. Family Members	None	Some	A lot	There is No Such Person
1. Your wife‚ husband‚ or significant other person	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-
2. Your children or grandchildren	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-
3. Your parents or grandparents	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-
4. Your brothers or sisters	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-
5. Your other blood relatives	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-
6. Your relatives by marriage (for example: in-laws‚ ex-wife‚ ex-husband)	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-
B. Non-Family Members
7. Your neighbors	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-
8. Your co-workers	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-
9. Your church members	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-
10. Your other friends	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-
C. Special Supportive Person
11. Do you have one particular person whom you trust and to whom you can go with personal difficulties?			Yes	No
12. If you answered “yes”‚ which of the above types of person is he or she? (for example: child‚ parent‚ neighbor) ____________
II. People Who Cause Personal Stress
A. Family Members	How stressed do you feel by these people now:			There is No Such Person
A. Family Members	None	Some	A lot	There is No Such Person
1. Your wife‚ husband‚ or significant other person	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-
2. Your children or grandchildren	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-
3. Your parents or grandparents	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-
4. Your brothers or sisters	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-
5. Your other blood relatives	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-
6. Your relatives by marriage (for example: in-laws‚ ex-wife‚ ex-husband)	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-
B. Non-Family Members
7. Your neighbors	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-
8. Your co-workers	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-
9. Your church members	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-
10. Your other friends	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-	-‎–‎–‎–‎-
C. Most Stressful Person
11. Is there one particular person who is causing you the most personal stress now?			Yes	No
12. If you answered “yes”‚ which of the above types of person is he or she? (for example: child‚ parent‚ neighbor) ____________
12. If you answered “yes”‚ which of the above types of person is he or she? (for example: child‚ parent‚ neighbor) _________

“none” = 0‚ “some” = 1‚ “a lot” = 2‚ “yes” = 2‚ “no” = 0‚ and “there is nosuch person” = 0.

This instrument can be found at: www.a4ebm.org/sites/default/files/Measuring%20Health.pdf

Parkerson‚ GR‚ Jr.‚ Michener‚ JL.‚ Wu‚ LR. et al. (1989). Associations among family support‚ family stress‚ and personal functional health status. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology‚ 42(3):217–229.

Parkerson‚ GR‚ Jr.‚ Michener‚ JL.‚ Wu‚ LR.‚ et al. (1989). The effect of a telephone family assessment intervention on the functional health of patients with elevated family stress. Med Care‚ 27(7):680–693.

Parkerson‚ GR‚ Jr.‚ Broadhead‚ WE.‚ Tse‚ CKJ. (1991). Validation of the Duke Social Support and Stress Scale. Family Medicine‚ 23(5):357–360.

Parkerson‚ GR‚ Jr.‚ Broadhead‚ WE.‚ Tse‚ CKJ. (1992). Quality of life and functional health of primary care patients. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology‚ 45:1303–1313.

Parkerson‚ GR‚ Jr.‚ Broadhead‚ WE.‚ Tse‚ CKJ. (1995). Perceived family stress as a predictor of health-related outcomes. Arch Fam Med‚ 4:253–260.

Parkerson‚ GR‚ Jr. (2002). User’s guide for Duke health measures. Durham‚ NC: Duke University Department of Community and Family Medicine.

McDowell‚ Ian. (2006). Measuring Health: A Guide to Rating Scales and Questionnaires‚ Third Edition. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

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mohammad looti (2026). Duke Social Support and Stress Scale (DUSOCS). PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/duke-social-support-and-stress-scale-dusocs-2/

mohammad looti. "Duke Social Support and Stress Scale (DUSOCS)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 25 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/duke-social-support-and-stress-scale-dusocs-2/.

mohammad looti. "Duke Social Support and Stress Scale (DUSOCS)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/duke-social-support-and-stress-scale-dusocs-2/.

mohammad looti (2026) 'Duke Social Support and Stress Scale (DUSOCS)', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/duke-social-support-and-stress-scale-dusocs-2/.

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