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Perceived Social Support in Cancer Survivors: Some Preliminary Results

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Velikova-Tzonkova, Bilyana

Abstract / Description

The following article presents the results of a pilot survey focusing on the perception of social support received by people diagnosed with oncological disease. For the purpose of the study the Sources of Social Support Scale (SSSS) by Carver and colleagues was used, combined with the method of psychological interview. The respondents’ answers were analyzed on the basis of different kinds of support (emotional, instrumental, informational, and negative) the patients have received from five different groups of support sources.

Keyword(s)

perceived social support cancer survivors sources of social support

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Date of first publication

2013-04-30

Journal title

Psychological Thought

Volume

6

Issue

1

Page numbers

90–96

Publisher

PsychOpen GOLD

Publication status

publishedVersion

Review status

peerReviewed

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Citation

Velikova-Tzonkova, B. (2013). Perceived Social Support in Cancer Survivors: Some Preliminary Results. Psychological Thought, 6(1), 90–96. https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v6i1.64
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Velikova-Tzonkova, Bilyana
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-11-28T10:01:52Z
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    2018-11-28T10:01:52Z
  • Date of first publication
    2013-04-30
  • Abstract / Description
    The following article presents the results of a pilot survey focusing on the perception of social support received by people diagnosed with oncological disease. For the purpose of the study the Sources of Social Support Scale (SSSS) by Carver and colleagues was used, combined with the method of psychological interview. The respondents’ answers were analyzed on the basis of different kinds of support (emotional, instrumental, informational, and negative) the patients have received from five different groups of support sources.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Velikova-Tzonkova, B. (2013). Perceived Social Support in Cancer Survivors: Some Preliminary Results. Psychological Thought, 6(1), 90–96. https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v6i1.64
    en_US
  • ISSN
    2193-7281
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1559
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1925
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v6i1.64
  • Keyword(s)
    perceived social support
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  • Keyword(s)
    cancer survivors
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  • Keyword(s)
    sources of social support
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Perceived Social Support in Cancer Survivors: Some Preliminary Results
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    1
  • Journal title
    Psychological Thought
  • Page numbers
    90–96
  • Volume
    6
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