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2392860

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-10-2
pubmed:abstractText
This investigation examines the validity of potential (anticipated) support as an indicator of social action. A comparison of anticipated support with received support in the past is problematic; other research variants have to be found. A comparison of two samples offers possible validation: asking one sample about the potential support, with regard to a possible crisis, and asking the second sample about actually received crisis support. This study examines received social support in a population of 30 myocardial infarction patients, and anticipated social support among 30 healthy individuals (on the assumption that they would suffer from a cardiac-infarct). The findings suggested that patients self-reported support values are lower than the expected support of the disease-free population. In particular, the healthy individuals expected support from their spouses and grown-up children. On the contrary the patients often name their doctors in this context. In general the findings suggested that the expected support with regard to an imagined crisis is a problematical indicator (validity problem). Alternative explanations are possible; the explanation that results are effects of patients perception bias is less likely.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0723-6557
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
123-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
[Validity of potential support--a pilot study of myocardial infarct patients].
pubmed:affiliation
Institut für Psychologie, Universität Salzburg.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract