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MOS Social Support Survey

The Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS-SS) is a 19-item self-report measure of social support developed by Sherbourne and Stewart in 1991. It assesses functional aspects of social relationships—emotional, informational, tangible, and social companionship support—relevant to health outcomes in diverse populations.

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Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey
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  • Sherbourne, C. D., & Stewart, A. L. (1991). The MOS Social Support Survey. Social Science & Medicine, 32(6), 705–714. · DOI 10.1016/0277-9536(91)90150-B
  • Stewart, A. L., Hays, R. D., & Ware, J. E. (1988). The MOS Short-Form General Health Survey: reliability and validity in a patient population. Medical Care, 26(7), 724–735. · DOI 10.1097/00005650-198807000-00007
  • Cohen, S. (1992). Stress, social support, and disorder. In S. H. Friedman (Ed.), Hostility, coping, and health (pp. 109–128). American Psychological Association. · URL
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