The measurement of social support in the ‘European research on incapacitating diseases and social support’: The development of the Social Support Questionnaire for Transactions (SSQT)

Suurmeijer, Th.P.B.M.; Doeglas, D; Briançon, Serge; Krijnen, Wim P.; Krol, Boudien; Sanderman, Robbert; Moum, T.; Bjelle, A; Heuvel, van den Wim

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“…Together, these components constituted the SSQT. The components or subscales of the SSQT were invariant across four different countries, which makes the SSQT suitable for international comparative research [13]. A satisfactorily internal consistency (Cronbach's ~) was found for all subscales but one (DIS).…”

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“…The non-response rate varied from 12% (The Nether-lands) to 30% (France). For further information on sample and non-response, see Suurmeijer et al [13].…”

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“…This instrument has been used in a large, multi-centre, international, longitudinal and multi-disciplinary study on "social support and rheumatoid arthritis" and recently Suurmeijer et al [13] have analysed the first part of this social support instrument which assesses supportive interactions or transactions, the Social Support Questionnaire for Transactions (SSQT).…”

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“…Based on a further conceptual analysis of the construct of social support, Suurmeijer et al [13] distinguished four main types of social support: a social-emotional type vs an instrumental type of social support and a "crisis" or "problem-oriented" type vs an "everyday" or "daily" type of social support. Built on Lin [14], the daily social-emotional type of support was further divided into a "social" or "relational" and an "emotional" component.…”

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Link to publication in University of Groningen/UMCG research database Citation for published version (APA): Doeglas, D. M., Suurmeijer, T. P. B. M., Briancon, S., Krol, B., Moum, T., Sanderman, R., ... van den Heuvel, W. J. A. (1996). An international study on measuring social support: Interactions and satisfaction. Social Science & Medicine, 43(9), 1389-1397. CopyrightOther than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons).Take-down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Soc. Sci. Med. Vol. 43, No. 9, pp. 1389-1397, 1996 Copyright © 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd Printed in Great Britain. . The SSQT measures the number of supportive interactions and has proved to have good psychometric properties. From the taxonomy that was used for the present study, it results that social support in general consists of two aspects. These are, on the one hand, actual supportive transactions and, on the other hand, the perception of being supported or the satisfaction with the social support provided. In the present study, two research questions were addressed. The first concerned the psychometric properties of the SSQS, measuring the individual's satisfaction with the supportive interactions provided. Secondly, the relative contribution of both supportive interactions (the SSQT) and the satisfaction with the support provided (the SSQS) were assessed, in explaining the level of health related quality of life outcome. The data of 744 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients from four different countries (! 16 French, 238 Norwegian, 98 Swedish and 292 Dutch patients) were used in the present study. At the entry of the study, all patients fulfilled four out of seven American Rheumatism Association (ARA) criteria and had a disease duration of 4 years or less. The results of the study indicate that the SSQS has good psychometric properties across countries. Cronbach's ct for the emotional support scales was 0.80 or more, and for the instrumental support subscales around 0.60. The standardized regression coefficients demonstrated that, compared to supportive interactions, support satisfaction was more relevant in explaining health related quality of life measures, although it is recommended that the SSQT and SSQS be used to complement each other.

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“…The non-response rate varied from 12% (The Nether-lands) to 30% (France). For further information on sample and non-response, see Suurmeijer et al [13].…”

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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“…Comparing studies is difficult, however, since social support has not been uniformly operationalized and measured. Recently, Suurmeijer et al (5) suggested that a clear conceptual distinction be made between three dimensions of social support: 1) appraisals (perceptions, satisfaction), 2) supportive interactions (the exchange of emotional or instrumental resources, i.e., a functional component), and 3) social support resources (social network characteristics, i.e., a structural cornponent). For example, Gil et a1 (6) have demonstrated that pain behavior varies as a function of satisfaction with social support (the appraisal dimension).…”

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The social network characteristics of fibromyalgia patients compared with healthy controls

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The role of social and psychologic resources in caregiving of cancer patients

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BACKGROUND The role of social support and personality within the cancer caregiving process has remained a relatively unexplored area. The current longitudinal study examines the main and moderating effects on caregiver experiences and caregiver's depression over time of various social and psychologic resources. METHODS Newly diagnosed colorectal carcinoma patients and their partners (N = 148) were included and data were obtained at three measurement points: 2 weeks prior to hospital admission and 3 months and 6 months after discharge. The initial and change scores of the caregiver's negative and positive social interactions and personality attributes (mastery, neuroticism, and extraversion) were included to assess their impact on caregiver experiences and depression over time. RESULTS The main effects of social and psychologic resources on caregiver experiences were found to be small to absent. With respect to caregiver depression, both initial scores and changes in neuroticism, mastery, and negative social interactions were shown to have substantial main effects over time. Moreover, daily emotional support and mastery modified the relations between caregiver experiences and caregiver depression. Caregivers with a low level of daily emotional support, as well as those with a low score on mastery and who also perceived caregiving in a more negative way were identified as more depressed over time. CONCLUSIONS The results of the current study demonstrate the importance of including various social and psychologic resources in studying the cancer caregiving process. It illustrates the distinctive impact of these resources on the depression of caregivers of patients with cancer, and therefore helps healthcare providers understand why some persons adapt better than others to their caregiving role. Cancer 2001;91:1029–39. © 2001 American Cancer Society.

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The measurement of social support in the ‘European research on incapacitating diseases and social support’: The development of the Social Support Questionnaire for Transactions (SSQT)

Cited by 109 publications

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An international study on measuring social support: Interactions and satisfaction

An international study on measuring social support: Interactions and satisfaction

The social network characteristics of fibromyalgia patients compared with healthy controls

The role of social and psychologic resources in caregiving of cancer patients

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