SOCIAL NETWORKS - AND SOCIAL SUPPORT : A SYNTHESIS FOR HEAL TH EDUCATORS Barbara
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Over the past 15 years, empirical evidence increasingly suggests a positive relationship between social networks and social support and physical and mental health. The growth in the number of studies conducted is substantial. House & Kahn (1985) report that in the Social Science Citation Index the number of articles with the term "social support" in their titles grew from two in 1972 to fifty in 1982. This research has involved diverse populations, study designs, conceptual frameworks, measurement instruments, outcome variables, data analyses, findings, implications for practice, and limitations. These investigations have been carried out by persons representing numerous disciplines, including health education, epidemiology, social psychology, gerontology, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and social work. As a result of this broad examination of social networks and social support, there has been an accompanying increase in the number of literature reviews of this area. These reviews have represented many perspectives and contain varied suggestions for future directions. The expan-
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