Psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in youth

Bruwer, Belinda; Emsley, Robin; Kidd, Martin; Löchner, Christine; Seedat, Soraya

doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2007.09.002

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“…Unlike previous results found in a population of older adults where the reliability indexes vary between .85 and .88 (Arechabala & Miranda, 2002;Pinto et al, 2014), our data show a similar behavior of the MSPSS scale in the adolescent population (Bruwer, Emsley, Kidd, Lochner, & Seedat, 2008;Mosqueda et al, 2015). Regarding the number of factors, we found that a 3-factor structure explained 64.1% of the variance.…”

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Validity and Reliability of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in Colombian Adolescents

Trejos-Herrera

Bahamón

Alarcón-Vásquez

et al. 2018

Psychosocial Intervention

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confidence: 77%

Validity and Reliability of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in Colombian Adolescents

Trejos-Herrera

Bahamón

Alarcón-Vásquez

et al. 2018

Psychosocial Intervention

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“…It should be noted, however, that the threefactor model showed a high correlation between the Family and Signifi cant Others dimensions, yet lower than the average factor loadings for these dimensions. The higher correlation observed between these two dimensions converges with the results of other studies (Bruwer, Emsley, Kidd, Lochner, & Seedat, 2008;Wongpakaran et al, 2011), although in those studies the three-factor solution also presented better goodness-of-fi t to the data. This result could be due to the fact that the meaning of "family" as a source of support is likely to change throughout the individual's life cycle, as in the case of individuals who have already formed their own families and come to see them also as their main source of support, in terms of people who are signifi cant to the individual (Zimet et al, 1988).…”

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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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“…The scale yields 4 perceived social support scores: Family, Friends, Significant Others and Total. The MSPSS internal reliability were 0.91, 0.87 and 0.85 Cronbach's coefficient alpha for support from significant others, family and friends respectively [47]. The present study found similarly high Cronbach's coefficient alpha of 0.80, 0.86, 0.91 and 0.88 for support from family, friends, significant others and total (full scale) respectively.…”

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Social Support Disparities among Children affected by HIV/AIDS in Ghana

Doku

Dotse²,

Mensah³

2015

J Psychiatry

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Psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in youth

Cited by 246 publications

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Validity and Reliability of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in Colombian Adolescents

Validity and Reliability of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in Colombian Adolescents

Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support

Social Support Disparities among Children affected by HIV/AIDS in Ghana

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