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social support

social support Social support is help and encouragement from a support system that assists people in coping with physical or emotional difficulties.

Social support is help and encouragement from a support system that assists people in coping with physical or emotional difficulties. It can come informally from friends, relatives, or peers, or more formally from organizations and groups.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Social Support” (D012944).
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