...tap is the support system, and that concept is used in the spirit of Caplan's benchmark formulation as: continuing social aggregates that provide individuals...communications within the larger community context. . . . People have a variety of specific needs that demand satisfaction through enduring interpersonal...

...directed by caregiving professionals, and mutual-help groups. He described support systems as groups of social aggregates that provide individuals with opportunities...for feedback about themselves and for validations of their expectations about others. Support systems may thus offset deficiencies in these communications...

...organization) that provide individuals with oppurtunities for feedback about themselves and for validation of their expectations about others, which may offset...communications within the larger community context" (1974, S. 19). Unterstützungssysteme haben für CAPLAN gesundheitsfördernde und 'ich — stärkende'...

...to the stability of interpersonal relationships. For example, Caplan (1974) defined social support as "continuing social aggregates that provide individuals...for feedback about themselves and for validations of their expectations of others" (pp. 4-5). More specifically, Caplan noted that, in times of need,...

...enhancing family functioning is to link social nurturance and social control (6). Such support systems "provide individuals with opportunities for feedback...communications within the larger community context" (33, p. 12). A study by Freudenburg and Jones (34) of twenty-three communities experiencing rapid population...

...support systems, Caplan (1974) clearly captured many of the essential characteristics of SHGs. He defined support systems as "continuing social aggregates that...for feedback about themselves and for validations of their expectations about others, which may offset deficiencies in these communications within the...

...aggregate that provides individuals with opportunities for feedback about themselves and for validation of their expectations about others, which may offset...communications within the larger community context. In such relations, Caplan continues, the individual is dealt with in a personalized way: People speak...

...aggregate that provides individuals with opportunities for feedback about themselves and for validation of their expectations about others, which may offset...communications within the larger community context. In such relations, Caplan continues, the individual is dealt with in a personalized way: People speak...