Social support : age gender and psychological distress

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The current study was conducted to investigate sex and age differences in various aspects of social support in a sample of 579 participants. The study also addressed possible links between particular forms of support, different support providers and psychological distress. Participants aged 18-71 all completed the Network of Relationships Inventory Social Provisions Version as well as the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale. It was revealed by a chi-square test that overall, the sample ranked their romantic partners, followed closely by their mothers, as the preferred support provider. Consistent with previous research, results of t-tests indicated that females reported higher levels of overall support than did males. Despite this, similar levels of support were reported by both males and females for their romantic partners, other sex friends and for most forms of support from fathers. When age differences were explored using a series of mixed model ANOVA's, younger participants were

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