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The Social Circles Questionnaire was developed for caregivers to rate the social support provided to adults with mental retardation from their families, workers, friends, and romantic partners. The questionnaire had good internal consistency and test-retest reliability as well as adequate interrater agreement. Results based on caregiver ratings of 121 adults with mental retardation indicate that there is a paucity of social support for individuals in many residential settings, across functioning levels. Caregivers responded with greater uncertainty to questions about friends and partners than they did to questions about staff and family. Results suggest that surveying only secondary sources may provide an incomplete view of the social support system of individuals with mental retardation....
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