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Independent-sample <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>-test, Analysis of Variance, and multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to examine determinants of social support.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>There were significant differences in overall social support between non-frail, pre-frail, and frail participants [38.01 (SD = 6.48) vs. 33.62 (SD = 6.25) vs. 30.50 (SD = 6.68), <jats:italic>F<\/jats:italic> = 62.157, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001]. Older adults with frailty and pre-frailty who were single would have lower levels of overall social support. In the pre-frail group, living alone was associated with lower overall social support. 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