Social support indicators
To assess social support, participants were asked whether
they hypothetically have someone to: (1) lend them money
to pay bills or help them get along; (2) help with an
emergency (minor or health emergency); (3) talk to when
something was bothering them or when they felt lonely and
wanted company and (4) make them feel good, loved or
cared for. The first two items were combined to capture
sources of ‘perceived instrumental support’, whilst the
latter two were combined as sources of ‘perceived emotional
support.’ Scores ranged between 0 and 2 for each
indicator.