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MOS Social Support Survey

19-item scale measuring perceived availability of emotional/informational, tangible, affectionate, and positive social interaction support.

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Self-report research instrument, reproduced here under an open license for non-diagnostic educational, research, and self-reflection use.

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Developer / Author: Sherbourne, C. D., & Stewart, A. L.
Development Year: 1991

Theoretical framework: Measures perceived availability of four functional types of social support: emotional/informational, tangible, affectionate, and positive social interaction.

Reliability: Original validation study reported high internal consistency across all subscales.

Validity: Developed as part of the Medical Outcomes Study; widely used and validated in health-related social-support research since.

References: Sherbourne, C. D., & Stewart, A. L. (1991). The MOS social support survey. Social Science & Medicine, 32(6), 705-714.

Limitations: Imported from the OpenScales open item-bank project. The original instrument's first, structural item (asking for a numeric count of close friends/relatives) is not included, since this platform's question format is option-based, not free numeric entry. This specific digital implementation has not been independently validated by PsiQ.

License: CC BY 4.0. Citation: Sherbourne & Stewart (1991), Social Science & Medicine, 32(6), 705-714.

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