An empirical study of social support and positive thinking of widows living in the shelter homes

Pages:111-113
Nandita Chaube (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh)
Abha Sharma (Department of Education, Vivekanand College of Education, Aligarh)

The present study aims at the relationship between social support and positive thinking in widows living in the shelter homes. The sample consiste of 30 widows living in the shelter homes in Varanasi region. The Oslo 3-item Social Support Scale obtained from Odd Steffen Dalgardand Positive Thinking Rating Scale Published by admin under self-help, were administered to all the subjects.