A single-item measure of student social support: Associations with well-being.

Smith, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8805-8028 and James, Arwel 2025. A single-item measure of student social support: Associations with well-being. World Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research 11 (1) , pp. 16-20.

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Abstract

Background: A key component of well-being is social support. There are many questionnaires measuring social support and the present study examined the utility of a single question in a sample of secondary school students. Methods: Eighty-two secondary school students completed an online survey measuring well-being predictors and outcomes. The survey contained a four-item measure of social support from the Student Well-being Process Questionnaire (SWPQ) and a single item evaluating the components of social support. Results: The four social support questions from the SWPQ loaded on a single factor, and a total support score was used in the analyses. The single item and total support scores were significantly correlated and showed similar associations with well-being outcomes. Social support was generally associated with positive outcomes but not negative ones, except for depression. When established predictors of well-being were included in the analyses, the single-item social support measure remained significantly associated with positive well-being and flourishing but not life satisfaction or depression. Life satisfaction was related to psychological capital and depression with negative coping. Conclusions: A single-item social support question was associated with the four-item social support scale from the WPQ and showed the expected associations with well-being outcomes. This question can now be used in a shorter version of the WPQ.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
ISSN:	2455-3301
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	1 January 2025
Date of Acceptance:	8 December 2024
Last Modified:	21 Jan 2025 11:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/174931

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