Multidimensional scale of perceived social support: Psychometric properties in a South Asian population
Multidimensional scale of perceived social support: Psychometric properties in a South Asian population
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01204.x
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发表时间：
2010-08-01
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1.6
通讯作者：
Husain, Nusrat
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作者：
Akhtar, Athfah;Rahman, Atif;Husain, Nusrat
目的：编制了感知社会支持的多维度量表（MSPSS），并在西方样本中得到广泛应用。我们试图翻译和适应这一规模到乌尔都语，并在此报告其在巴基斯坦农村的心理测量学特性。方法：研究样本包括325名产前妇女谁是登记的“女卫生工作者”在拉瓦尔平迪区的Kallar圈。受试者进行了评估，产前和产后的精神痛苦，社会支持和抑郁症的措施，分别（使用引导结构化interview）。结果：MSPSS分数呈负相关的精神痛苦和抑郁症的措施，从而支持的结构效度的MSPSS作为一种措施的社会支持。MSPSS的内部一致性（Cronbach's alpha）为0.92。与以往的研究使用MSPSS在西方的研究，因子分析揭示了一个单因素的解决方案，占53%的variation.Conclusions：乌尔都语翻译的MSPSS被发现有良好的结构效度，和内部一致性。然而，研究结果表明，在研究人群中的妇女认为社会支持作为一个单一的结构，而不是一个三维的一个确定在西方样本。
Aim:The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) was developed to assess perceived social support, and has been widely used in Western samples. We attempted to translate and adapt this scale into the Urdu language, and herewith report on its psychometric properties in a rural Pakistani setting.Methods:The study sample consisted of 325 antenatal women who were registered with 'Lady Health Workers' in the Kallar Circle of Rawalpindi district. The subjects were assessed pre- and postnatally with measures of psychiatric distress, and social support and depression, respectively (using a guided structured interview).Results:MSPSS scores were inversely related to measures of psychiatric distress and depression, thus supporting the construct validity of the MSPSS as a measure of social support. The internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) of MSPSS was 0.92. Unlike previous research using the MSPSS in Western studies, the factor analysis revealed a single-factor solution that accounted for 53% of the variance.Conclusions: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.