Multidimensional scale of perceived social support: Psychometric properties in a South Asian population

Akhtar, Athfah; Rahman, Atıf; Husain, M.; Chaudhry, Imran B; Duddu, Venu; Husain, Nusrat

doi:10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01204.x

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“…The importance of the wider family is highlighted, and the mother-in-law in particular, in the provision of support, which contrasts with reviews from other contexts in which their role appears to be secondary to that of the husband (Robertson, et al, 2003). recent study of postpartum women in Pakistan (Akhtar et al, 2010) on the psychometric properties of the MSPSS (Zimet, et al, 1988) suggested that sources of support were not distinguished in this population in the same way as in other cultures. The authors suggested an interpretation based on cultural factors: the sense of communal living and extended family household structures may dilute differences between family members, friends, and significant others as sources of support.…”

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Social relationships and postpartum depression in South Asia: A systematic review

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Coast

2012

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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LSE has developed LSE Research Online so that users may access research output of the School. Copyright © and Moral Rights for the papers on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. Users may download and/or print one copy of any article(s) in LSE Research Online to facilitate their private study or for non-commercial research. You may not engage in further distribution of the material or use it for any profit-making activities or any commercial gain. You may freely distribute the URL (http://eprints.lse.ac.uk) of the LSE Research Online website.This document is the author's final accepted version of the journal article. There may be differences between this version and the published version. You are advised to consult the publisher's version if you wish to cite from it. IntroductionPostpartum depression is a mild mental and behavioural disorder associated with the puerperium commencing within 6 weeks of delivery (World Health Organization, 2010). It is a global public health concern because of its adverse effects on the mother, infant and close others (Almond, 2009;Fisher, Cabral de Mello, Izutsu, & Tran, 2011). Historically, it was hypothesised that postpartum depression was largely absent in 'nonwestern' contexts due to greater social support during the postpartum period (Stern & Kruckman, 1983). Postpartum depression prevalence of around 13% is estimated for North American and western European contexts (Affonso, De, Horowitz, & Mayberry, 2000;O'Hara & Swain, 1996), but recent estimates suggest a much higher prevalence in South Asia, up to 36% in Pakistan (Gausia, Fisher, Ali, & Oosthuizen, 2009;Husain et al., 2006;Savarimuthu et al., 2010) Evidence for the aetiological contribution of psyco-social factors to postpartum depression is greater than that for biological factors, with chronic social adversity in women playing a substantial role (Fisher, et al., 2011;Robertson, Celasun, & Stewart, 2003). Systematic reviews consistently highlight an association between postpartum depression and aspects of social relationships, such as low social support or low quality marital relationship (Beck, 2001;O'Hara & Swain, 1996;Robertson, et al., 2003). This is supported by a large body of literature linking social relationships with a range of physical and mental health outcomes more generally (Cohen, Gottlieb, & Underwood, 2000). Social relationships may affect cognitions, emotions, behaviours and biological responses in a manner which has implications for health, either directly ('main effects' hypothesis) or indirectly by influencing affective reactions to situations ('stress buffering' hypothesis) .'Social relationships' are a complex and multi-dimensional concept. The literature focuses on 'social support', defined as the exchange of social resources between persons (Cohen & Syme, 1985). Support has structural dimensions, such as the size and range of the support network, as well as functional dimensions, such as the type, source and quality of support (House & Khan, 1985). Su...

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Social relationships and postpartum depression in South Asia: A systematic review

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2012

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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“…The MSPSS has demonstrated good validity and reliability in the past (Cankaya 2002;Cevik et al 2011). The Urdu-translated version of the MSPSS by Akhtar et al (2010) was used in the present study and has good construct validity and internal consistency. For the present study, the alpha reliability for the total MSPSS was 0.91 and for its subscales it was 0.85 (support from someone special), 0.84 (support from family), and 0.96 (support from friends).…”

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Social Support, Marital Adjustment, and Psychological Distress Among Women With Primary Infertility in Pakistan

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This study aimed to identify prevalence rates of psychological distress among Pakistani women seeking help for primary infertility. The associations of social support, marital adjustment, and sociodemographic factors with psychological distress were also examined. A total of 177 women with primary infertility were interviewed from one hospital in Islamabad using a Self-Reporting Questionnaire, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and the Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Test. The data were collected between November 2012 and March 2013. The prevalence of psychological distress was 37.3 percent. The results of the logistic regression suggested that marital adjustment and social support were significantly negatively associated with psychological distress in this sample. These associations were not confounded by any of the demographic variables controlled in the multivariable regression models. The role of perceived social support and adjustment in marriage among women experiencing primary infertility are important factors in understanding their psychological distress. The results of this small-scale effort highlight the need for social and familial awareness to help tackle the psychological distress related to infertility. Future research needs to focus on the way the experience of infertility is conditioned by social structural realities. New ways need to be developed to better take into account the process and nature of the infertility experience.

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“…The psychiatric distress and depression had a negative relationship with perceived social support (Akhtar et al, 2010).…”

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Predictors of Fear Related to Childbirth among Iranian Primigravidae

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Ibrahim³

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Fears related Pregnancy-and childbirth are common psychological concerns and the main reasons for requesting cesarean section (CS). The current study aimed at describing the association between fear of childbirth and social, demographic and psychological factors and examines the predictors of maternal fear in a 342 healthy primigravidae women with uncomplicated singleton pregnancies. In this cross-sectional study, the participants (n=342 primigravidae) was randomly selected in 12 health care centers in Iran. The data was obtained by valid and reliable self-administered questionnaires that included questions on socio-demographic, psychological characteristics (self esteem, perceived stress, quality of marital relationship, perceived social support), fear related to childbirth and childbirth and analyzed by SPSS19. All primigravidae reported some degree of fear, i.e., 48.2% presented severe fear, and 62.6% requested a CS because of childbirth-related fear. Age, employment, level of education and medical insurance were associated with fear related to childbirth, as well as plan of pregnancy, self esteem and perceived stress. In combination, HBM subscales and the psychosocial factors accounted for a significant 68% of the variability in fear related to childbirth, R 2 =0.68, adjusted R 2 =0.67, F(12, 326)=69.4, p<0.001. Fears related to pregnancy and childbirth was frequently experienced by all low-risk primigravidae. Better strategies to address women's psychological needs during pregnancy are necessary.

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Multidimensional scale of perceived social support: Psychometric properties in a South Asian population

Abstract: The Urdu translation of the MSPSS was found to have good construct validity, and internal consistency. However, the findings suggest that women in the study population perceived social support as a unitary construct, as opposed to a tri-dimensional one as identified in Western samples.

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Social relationships and postpartum depression in South Asia: A systematic review

Social relationships and postpartum depression in South Asia: A systematic review

Social Support, Marital Adjustment, and Psychological Distress Among Women With Primary Infertility in Pakistan

Predictors of Fear Related to Childbirth among Iranian Primigravidae

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