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
This instrument can be found at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.2044-8260.1988.tb00799.x/pdf & http://goodmedicine.org.uk/files/assessment‚%20sos.DOC
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