However, they also show that isolated individuals report fewer interactions with others, fewer sources of psychological/emotional and instrumental support, and lower levels of religious activity.

European songs call for instrumental support; African-American ones expect interaction.

He developed their stage performance and recruited their instrumental support.

The instrumental support was superb.

Mr. Lieberson, who conducted his "King Gesar," had strong instrumental support for his epic as well.

For example, the positive mother-daughter ties which develop have been described to provide immense emotional, financial and instrumental support; indicating that female bonding is present.

Also called instrumental support, this form of social support encompasses the concrete, direct ways people assist others.

In fact, providing instrumental support to friends, relatives, and neighbors, or emotional support to spouses has been linked to a significant decrease in the risk for mortality.

One critic maintained that the pitch and ensemble problems were due to insufficient instrumental support.

Drones and tabla-playing are part of the instrumental support for Mr. Litwinski's short, repeating phrases.