Compare and contrast perceived versus received support

An interesting wrinkle in the workings of social support is the distinction between what a person perceives versus what they actual experience. Perceived social support is one's potential for accessing social support. It's a person's anticipation of future potential aid. Perceived support is general and tends to be anticipated across situations. Perceived support is not called upon and has great value. Whether one actually needs the support or not, it is perceived support that tends to have the documented relationship with health benefits.
Received social support, by contrast, is the actual receipt of support resources. Received support is more situational and is triggered by stressful circumstances. Perceptions, once again, can differ from actual events or information. By definition, received support is an exchange of actual resources between persons and is an interpersonal factor. Perceived support, though, is an intrapersonal factor, that is, it is a belief inside someone's head. Perceived support may or may not occur. Both versions of support are important to health, coping, and behavior. They are different constructs, reflecting different attributes. Because the two types of support reflect different attributes, the relationship between the two versions may or may not be related.

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