Reliability and validity of the Brief 2-Way Social Support Scale: an investigation of social support in promoting older adult well-being.

Objectives: This study aimed to explore the relationship between well-being and perceived stress, and the functional dimensions of social support in older adults.

Method: Data from 306 older adults were obtained in a survey containing the two-way Social Support Scale (2-Way SSS). Also, a subset of the sample ( = 165) was filled out with measures of well-being and perceived stress, and a follow-up survey was completed 3 months later ( = 111).

Grief, traumatic stress, and posttraumatic growth in women who have experienced pregnancy loss.

Objective: Pregnancy loss is common and can be devastating for those who experience it. However, a historical focus on negative outcomes, and grief in particular, has rendered an incomplete portrait of both the gravity of the loss, and the potential for growth in its wake. Consistent with contemporary models of growth following bereavement, this study explored the occurrence of posttraumatic growth following pregnancy loss and further assessed the role of core belief disruptions and common loss context factors across perinatal grief, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and posttraumatic growth.