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ERIC Number: EJ381061
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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A Measure of Social Support for Health-Related Behavior Change.
Robbins, Steven B.; Slavin, Lesley A.
Health Education (Washington D.C.), v19 n3 p36-39 Jun-Jul 1988
Studies conducted to investigate the psychometric qualities of the Health Support Index suggest that the index is internally consistent, stable and, potentially useful in identifying those individuals who do or do not have adequate support from their social environment to make successful changes in health-related behavior. (CB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Agents, Health Promotion, Predictor Variables, Social Environment, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Health Support Index