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Instruments used were modified versions of the Hirsch Social Network List and the McFarlane Social Relationships Scale, a Social Network Matrix Form, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Hopkins Symptom Checklist, and the Bradburn Scales of Negative and Positive Affect. Responses were analyzed through multiple regression and canonical correlation.","It was discovered that those individuals whose network members were better known to each other across the church/non-church boundary experienced more feelings of positive affect. It was also found that the greater the percentage of network members from the church, the wider was the breadth of support received from church members. Divorced individuals also experienced fewer feelings of negative affect than the never-married.","In ancillary analyses, it was discovered that an overall measure of available support was a significant predictor for self-esteem, symptomatology, sense of well-being, and feelings of positive affect. In addition, it was found that, as a group, the social network structure variables related significantly to what were termed "enhancement" mental health variables, but not to what were termed "deficiency" mental health variables. Finally, it was disovered that individuals received a wider breadth of support from fellow church members to the extent that, within their network, church members knew non-church members who were not family members.","Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-15T18:50:28Z (GMT). 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Instruments used were modified versions of the Hirsch Social Network List and the McFarlane Social Relationships Scale, a Social Network Matrix Form, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Hopkins Symptom Checklist, and the Bradburn Scales of Negative and Positive Affect. Responses were analyzed through multiple regression and canonical correlation.","It was discovered that those individuals whose network members were better known to each other across the church/non-church boundary experienced more feelings of positive affect. It was also found that the greater the percentage of network members from the church, the wider was the breadth of support received from church members. Divorced individuals also experienced fewer feelings of negative affect than the never-married.","In ancillary analyses, it was discovered that an overall measure of available support was a significant predictor for self-esteem, symptomatology, sense of well-being, and feelings of positive affect. 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