Defining Social Support as the "Number of Social Contacts" Is

question 73

Multiple Choice

Defining social support as the "number of social contacts" is problematic because

• A) women who have many intimate friends exhibit lower levels of depression than women with fewer intimate friends.
• B) people who have no social contacts at all often have lower mortality rates.
• C) people immersed in several poor relationships may be more distressed.
• D) None of these.

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