<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD JATS (Z39.96) Journal Publishing DTD v1.2d1 20170631//EN" "JATS-journalpublishing1.dtd"> <ArticleSet> <Article> <Journal> <PublisherName>journalofhealthstudies</PublisherName> <JournalTitle>Indian Journal of Health Studies</JournalTitle> <PISSN>I</PISSN> <EISSN>S</EISSN> <Volume-Issue>Volume 3 Issue 2</Volume-Issue> <PartNumber/> <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic> <IssueLanguage>English</IssueLanguage> <Season>July 2021</Season> <SpecialIssue>N</SpecialIssue> <SupplementaryIssue>N</SupplementaryIssue> <IssueOA>Y</IssueOA> <PubDate> <Year>2021</Year> <Month>07</Month> <Day>31</Day> </PubDate> <ArticleType>Health Studies</ArticleType> <ArticleTitle>Social support Need Differences in Early and Middle – Adulthood</ArticleTitle> <SubTitle/> <ArticleLanguage>English</ArticleLanguage> <ArticleOA>Y</ArticleOA> <FirstPage>95</FirstPage> <LastPage>100</LastPage> <AuthorList> <Author> <FirstName>Meera</FirstName> <LastName>Padhy</LastName> <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage> <Affiliation/> <CorrespondingAuthor>N</CorrespondingAuthor> <ORCID/> <FirstName>Prabhati</FirstName> <LastName>Pati</LastName> <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage> <Affiliation/> <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor> <ORCID/> </Author> </AuthorList> <DOI>10.56490/IJHS.2021.3205</DOI> <Abstract>The objectives of the study was to investigate the difference between early and middle adults in social support and its dimensions. Utilizing between-subjects design, 375 adults divided into two groups: early adults from 20 to 40years (202) and middle adults from 41 to 60 years (173). The participants were administered Interpersonal support evaluation list and data were collected. Independent t-test was used to analyse the data and the results revealed a significant difference between early and middle adults in overall social support and appraisal support. The implications of the study are discussed.</Abstract> <AbstractLanguage>English</AbstractLanguage> <Keywords>Social support, Tangible support, Appraisal support, Belonging support, Early adults, Middle adults</Keywords> <URLs> <Abstract>https://journalofhealthstudies.in/ubijournal-v1copy/journals/abstract.php?article_id=14005&title=Social support Need Differences in Early and Middle – Adulthood</Abstract> </URLs> <References> <ReferencesarticleTitle>References</ReferencesarticleTitle> <ReferencesfirstPage>16</ReferencesfirstPage> <ReferenceslastPage>19</ReferenceslastPage> <References/> </References> </Journal> </Article> </ArticleSet>