Significant Others Scale (SOS)

Life & Health

To what extent can you . . . ?
To what extent would you like to be able to . . . ?
1.    trust‚ talk to frankly and share feelings with;
2.    lean on and turn to in times of difficulty;
3.    get interest‚ reassurance and a good feeling about yourself;
4.    get physical comfort;
5.    resolve unpleasant disagreements if they occur;
6.    get financial and practical help;
7.    get suggestions‚ advice and feedback;
8.    visit them or spend time socially;
9.    get help in an emergency;
10.share interests and hobbies and have fun with;
name/relationship:
1        a        can you trust‚ talk to frankly and share feelings with this person?
          b        what rating would your ideal be?
                  
2        a        can you lean on and turn to this person in times of difficulty?
          b        what rating would your ideal be?
                  
3        a        do they give you practical help?
          b        what rating would your ideal be?
                  
4        a        can you spend time with them socially?
          b        what rating would your ideal be?
                  
 
Emotional support‚ Practical support
 
1 = never to 7 = always

Power‚ M.J.‚ Champion‚ L. A.‚ Aris‚ S. J. (1988). The development of a measure of social support: The Significant Others (SOS) Scale. British Journal of Clinical Psychology‚ 27(4)‚ 349-358.

Champion‚ L. A & Power‚ M. J. (1995). Social and cognitive approaches to depression: Towards a new synthesis‚ British Journal of ClinicalPsychology‚ 34‚ 485-503

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mohammad looti (2026). Significant Others Scale (SOS). PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/significant-others-scale-sos/

mohammad looti. "Significant Others Scale (SOS)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 24 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/significant-others-scale-sos/.

mohammad looti. "Significant Others Scale (SOS)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/significant-others-scale-sos/.

mohammad looti (2026) 'Significant Others Scale (SOS)', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/significant-others-scale-sos/.

[1] mohammad looti, "Significant Others Scale (SOS)," PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, vol. X, no. Y, ص Z-Z, April, 2026.

mohammad looti. Significant Others Scale (SOS). PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. 2026;vol(issue):pages.

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  3. Scale of Perceived Social Support- Significant Other Adult
  4. Acceptance of Others Scale (AOS)
  5. Regulating Others’ Emotions Scale (ROES)
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  7. Compassion for Others Scales
  8. Compassion for Others Scales
  9. Compassion Questionnaire towards Others (CQO)
  10. Sources of Social Support Scale
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