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Social Support: Assessing Conceptual Coherence
Judith E. Hupcey
The Pennsylvania State University at Hershey
The concept of social support has been used extensively in both the theoretical and research literature, yet it has not been clearly delineated or operationalized. As a result, numerous other concepts have been subsumed under the heading of social support. In this article, the concept of social support will be analyzed for the purpose of concept clarification using the qualitative research approach of critical analysis of the literature. The present conceptualizations and operationalizations of social support are examined, and the incongruities or fit between the concept and its application are presented. Then, the structural features of social support are identified, and a revised definition of the concept is suggested.
Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 8, No. 3,
304-318 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/104973239800800302
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