Social support in the general population

Autor(en)
Rüya-Daniela Kocalevent, Lorenz Berg, Manfred E Beutel, Andreas Hinz, Markus Zenger, Martin Härter, Urs Nater, Elmar Brähler
Abstrakt

BACKGROUND: The objectives of the study were to generate normative data for the Oslo Social Support Scale (OSSS-3) for different age groups for men and women and to further investigate the factor structure in the general population.

METHODS: Nationally representative face-to face household surveys were conducted in Germany in 2008 (n = 2524).

RESULTS: Normative data for the Oslo Social Support Scale were generated for men and women (52.3% female) and different age levels (mean age (SD) of 48.9 (18.3) years). Men had mean scores comparable to women (10.1 [SD = 2.3] vs. 10.2 [SD = 2.2]). The EFA resulted in a clear one-factor solution for the OSSS-3.

CONCLUSIONS: The normative data provide a framework for the interpretation and comparisons of social support with other populations.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Klinische und Gesundheitspsychologie
Externe Organisation(en)
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Universität Leipzig, Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal
Journal
BMC Psychology
Band
6
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-018-0249-9
Publikationsdatum
07-2018
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
501010 Klinische Psychologie
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Allgemeine Psychologie
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/e70b3552-d842-433d-8e07-9d625d4760b2