Table 1 Characteristics of existing social support instruments for use in education
Instrument | Intended use with | Primary social support types described | Number items | Factors separated by source or type of support | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale (CASSS; versions 1 & 2) | Elementary, middle and high school students | Appraisal Emotional Informational Instrumental | V1: 40 V2: 60 | V1: Source: Parent, Teachers, Classmates, Friends V2: Type | |
Student Social Support Scale | Third through Eighth grade students | Appraisal Emotional Informational Instrumental | 60 | Source: Parent, Teachers, Classmates, Friends | Nolten 1995 |
Social Support Scale for Children | Third through Eighth grade students | Emotional | 24 | Source: Parent, Teachers, Classmates, Friends | Harter 1985 |
Classroom Life Measure | Emotional Academic | Source: Teacher, Peers | Johnson et al. 1985 | ||
My Family & Friends, adapted | Elementary School Teachers (reporting on students) | Emotional Informational Instrumental | 11 | Type | Reid et al. 1989 |
Survey of Children’s Social Support | Third through fifth grade students | Emotional Informational Instrumental | Both | Dubow and Ullman 1989 | |
Instrumental and Socio-emotional mentoring | Undergraduates conducting research | Emotional Instrumental | 10 | Type | Robnett et al. 2019 |
Michigan Study of Adolescent Life Transitions—Teacher Support Scale | Seventh through eleventh grade students | Emotional Instrumental | 4 | Source | Eccles and Barber 1993 |