Measuring Perceived Social Support in Mexican American Youth: Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support

Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support.

Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in Iran

BACKGROUND Social support is a complex and multifaceted construct. Thus, It is important that a given social support scale be theoretically grounded and its purview clearly defined. The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability, validity and factor structure of the Iranian version of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). METHODS The sample study included 1...

validity and reliability of the hausa version of multidimensional scale of perceived social support index

conclusions the 11 item hausa-mspss index is valid for the assessment of perceived social support among stroke survivors in nigeria. results based on expert panel, clinicians’ review and patients’ feedback, the 12 item hausa-mspss had sufficient face, content and criterion validity. in reliability analysis, the cronbach’s alpha was 0.781. in test-retest reliability analysis, the minimum kappa v...

Psychometric properties of the newly translated creole multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) and perceived adequacy of resource scale (PARS) and the relationship between perceived social support and resources in Haitian mothers in the US.

BACKGROUND Low income postpartum mothers with little to no social support have increased maternal and infant morbidity and mortality, especially those with limited English proficiency and limited accesses to resources. Haitians, a growing minority in the US are an understudied population excluded from most studies due to the lack of instruments in Creole. The most widely used instruments for me...

Comparative Study of Received Social Support and Perceived Social Support from the Viewpoint of the Elderly People

Introduction: Social support as an independent and predictable variable for all aspects of health and well-being, quality of life, morale and life satisfaction of the seniors. It conceptualized in format of two received social support and perceived social support. Therefore, this study conducted with the aim of comparing the received social support and perceived social support from the viewpoin...