Assessing social support among South Asians: The multidimensional scale of perceived social support

被引：120

作者：

Tonsing, Kareen ^{[1
]}

Zimet, Gregory D. ^{[2
]}

Tse, Samson ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Hong Kong, Dept Social Work & Social Adm, 13-F,KK Leung Bldg,Pokfulam Rd, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[2] Indiana Univ, Sch Med, Hlth Informat & Translat Sci, Pediat & Clin Psychol,Sect Adolescent Med, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA

来源：

ASIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY | 2012年 / 5卷 / 02期

关键词：

Urdu; Nepali; Social support; Factor analysis; Psychometric properties;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ajp.2012.02.012

中图分类号：

R749 [精神病学];

学科分类号：

100205 ;

摘要：

The psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) of the Urdu (MSPSS-U) and Nepali (MSPSS-N) versions were investigated among Pakistani (n = 148) and Nepalese (n = 153) respondents living in Hong Kong. The factor analysis of the MSPSS-N conducted in this study confirmed the three factors of the original MSPSS, namely, Family, Friend, and Significant Others, while only two factors were extracted from the MSPSS-U (i.e., the Family and Friends subscales). With regard to construct validity, both the MSPSS-U and MSPSS-N were inversely correlated with depression, anxiety and stress as assessed by the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21). The internal reliability and construct validity of the MSPSS-U and MSPSS-N were also established and provided support for the validity of both versions as tools for measuring perceived social support among South Asian migrants. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：164 / 168

页数：5

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