Interpersonal Support Evaluation List.

ISEL

What it measures

Perceived availability of functional social support across 4 subscales: Appraisal, Belonging, Tangible, Self-Esteem (the 12-item version typically uses Appraisal, Belonging, Tangible)

Length and format

40 (general population); 48 (college version); ISEL-12 short form. 4-point probably true / probably false scale (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Multiple languages (e.g. Greek, Spanish, others)

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Cohen, S., & Hoberman, H. M. (1983). Positive events and social supports as buffers of life change stress. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 13(2), 99-125.