Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support for Arab Immigrant Women

Aroian, Karen J.; Templin, Thomas; Ramaswamy, Vidya

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“…Accordingly, the model confi rms the instrument's original structure (Zimet et al, 1988), and it is consistent with the results of other studies of evidence of the validity of the scores (Aroian et al, 2010;Carvalho et al, 2011;Stewart et al, 2014;Wongpakaran et al, 2011). The threefactor model also demonstrates consistency with the theory of Zimet et al (1988), according to which the perceived social support construct is multidimensional to the extent that the social support comes from various sources of the individual's social group.…”

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confidence: 75%

“…The MSPSS has been undergoing tests of its psychometric properties in various countries such as the United States (Aroian, Templin, & Ramaswamy, 2010), Portugal (Carvalho Pinto-Gouveia, Pimentel, Maia, & Mota Pereira, 2011), Thailand (Wongpakaran, Wongpakaran, & Ruktrakul, 2011) and the Republic of Malawi (Stewart, Umar, Tomenson, & Creed, 2014). In all of these studies, the scale's structure of three primary factors was confi rmed and the scale exhibited good internal consistency rates (Cronbach's alphas ranging from 0.85 to 0.93).…”

Section: Propiedades Psicométricas De La Escala Multidimensional De Amentioning

confidence: 92%

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Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support

Martins¹,

Ferreira²,

Valentini³

2017

Temas Psicol.

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Social support can be defi ned as the perception that there are people who provide individuals with emotional or even fi nancial resources. Perceived social support relates to the perception that support is available if the individual needs it. The present study's aim was to discover, within the Brazilian context, preliminary validity evidence as to the scores of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. The survey involved 831 workers of both sexes, who answered the preliminary version of the scale's questionnaire, containing 12 items. Factor analysis demonstrated that the Brazilian version preserved the original instrument's items and factors (family, friends and signifi cant others). Multigroup analysis demonstrated confi gural, metric and scalar invariance between groups classifi ed by sex and occupational category (professionals in the areas of exact sciences and humanities). The data we obtained in the present study led us to the conclusion that the scale is an instrument with evidence of internal structure validity, thus permitting its use in future research.Keywords: Social networks, scaling, statistical validity. Propriedades Psicométricas da Escala Multidimensional de Suporte Social PercebidoResumo O suporte social pode ser defi nido como a percepção de que existem pessoas que proporcionam ao indivíduo recursos afetivos ou, até mesmo, fi nanceiros. O suporte social percebido relaciona-se à percepção de que o suporte encontra-se disponível, caso o indivíduo dele necessite. O objetivo desta pesquisa é buscar evidências iniciais de validade dos escores da Escala Multidimensional de Suporte Social Percebido, no contexto brasileiro. Participaram do estudo 831 trabalhadores, de ambos os sexos, que responderam à versão inicial da escala, contendo 12 itens. As análises fatoriais evidenciaram que a versão brasileira manteve os itens e os fatores do instrumento original (família, amigos e outros signifi cantes).As análises multigrupos atestaram a invariância confi gural, métrica e escalar entre os grupos divididos quanto ao gênero e à categoria ocupacional (profi ssionais das áreas exatas e humanas). Os dados obtidos na presente pesquisa permitiram a conclusão de que a escala é um instrumento com evidências de validade de estrutura, o que possibilita seu uso em situações futuras de pesquisa. Palavras-chave:Redes sociais, escalas, validade estatística.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 75%

Section: Propiedades Psicométricas De La Escala Multidimensional De Amentioning

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Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support

Martins¹,

Ferreira²,

Valentini³

2017

Temas Psicol.

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“…The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) [27] is a commonly used instrument for measuring the perceived adequacy of social support from three specific sources: family, friends and significant others [26]. Each subscale has four items that are rated on a seven point scale in the English version or on a three point scale in the Arabic version.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This is the most appropriate tool for measuring perceived social support among patients waiting for OHS for many reasons. (1) It is the shortest and simplest tool available (12 items); (2) An Arabic version of MSPSS is available [27] and has been widely used among Arabic speaking people [26]. It has a high construct validity and internal consistency reliability with Cronbach’s alpha for total MSPSS = 0.74 [27].…”

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confidence: 99%

Health-related quality of Life in patients with chronic hepatitis C receiving Sofosbuvir-based treatment, with and without Interferon: a prospective observational study in Egypt

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BackgroundThe Egyptian government introduced the first directly acting antivirals (DAAs) into Egypt through the government funded National Treatment Program. As yet, there has been no investigation into the effects of these new DAAs therapies on patient reported outcomes (PROs). This study aimed to (1) assess the PROs (health-related quality of life (HRQoL), mental health and perceived social support) of HCV patients receiving DAAs therapy prior, during and at the end of therapy; (2) evaluate PROs of Interferon-free (dual) users versus Interferon-containing (triple) users cross the three different time periods; and (3) identify the predictors of HRQoL of DAAs therapy users cross the three different time periods.MethodsA prospective observational design was used. Patients with chronic HCV undergoing treatment following the Egyptian National Guidelines at one of the national treatment centers were approached. Data collection occurred in the period from February to October 2015. Data was collected at three time points: (1) baseline (time 0: T0), before initiating therapy); (2) 5/6 weeks after initiation of therapy (time 1 of therapy: T1) and at the end of the therapy (Time 2: T2). Four PROs questionnaires were utilized for data collection: (1) Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), (2) The Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21), (3) the Liver Disease Symptom Index-2.0 (LDSI-2.0) for testing disease specific HRQoL and (4) the Center for Adherence Support Evaluation (CASE) Index, alongside the background data sheet.ResultsSixty-two patients participated. There was a change in HRQoL, symptom experience and mental health across the three different time periods. HRQoL was impaired more after starting the course of therapy (T1) than at baseline (T0) and end of therapy (T2), z ≥ -2.04, p ≤ .04. Also, symptom experience deteriorated more during the treatment period than at the baseline, Z ≥ -1.97, p ≤ .04. Anxiety and stress were significantly higher during the treatment period than at the end of treatment. Perceived social support was significantly higher during the treatment period than at baseline and end of therapy, Z ≥ -2.27, p ≤ .023. During the course of therapy, triple users were more likely to report poorer HRQoL and anxiety than dual users (p ≤ .04). By the end of therapy, the two arms of therapy had no significant differences in any of the PROs.At baseline, the predictor model significantly (p = .000) explained 37.5% of the variation in the HRQoL prior to therapy. Depression was the main variable that contributed to (41.3%) predicting change in HRQoL prior to therapy. During therapy, the model significantly (p = .000) explained 76% of the variation in the HRQoL-T1. Stress-T1, body mass index (BMI)-T1 and HRQoL-T0 significantly and respectively predicted 44.4, 46.5 and 31.1% of the variation in HRQoL-T1. At the end of therapy, the model significantly (p = .000) predicted 80.5% of the variation in the HRQoL-T2. HRQoL-T1 and anxiety-T2 significantly predicted 72.3 and 61.6% of the variation ...

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“…The measures for the study variables included a demographic and migration questionnaire, the Demands of Immigration Scale (DIS; Aroian, Tran, & Schappler-Morris, 1998), the Daily Hassles Scale (DHS: Kanner et al, 1981), an adapted version of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS: Zimit, Dahlem, Zimet, & Farley, 1988) – the MSPSS-AW (Aroian, Templin, & Ramaswamy, 2010) – and the Center for Epidemiological Depression Scale (CES-D; Radloff, 1977). Arabic language versions of the measures were developed through translation, back translation, and committee consensus.…”

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Longitudinal study of stress, social support, and depression in married Arab immigrant women

Aroian

Uddin

Blbas

2016

Health Care for Women International

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Using a stress and social support framework, this study explored the trajectory of depression in 388 married Arab immigrant women. The women provided three panels of data approximately 18 months apart. Depression at Time 3 was regressed on Time 1 depression, socio-demographic variables, and rate of change over time in stress and social support. The regression model was significant and accounted for 41.16% of the variation in Time 3 depression scores. Time 1 depression, English reading ability, husband’s employment status, and changes over time in immigration demands, daily hassles, and social support from friends were associated with Time 3 Depression.

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Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support for Arab Immigrant Women

Cited by 74 publications

References 39 publications

Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support

Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support

Health-related quality of Life in patients with chronic hepatitis C receiving Sofosbuvir-based treatment, with and without Interferon: a prospective observational study in Egypt

Longitudinal study of stress, social support, and depression in married Arab immigrant women

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