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

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• 作者：Kareen Tonsing^a ; ^{kareent@hku.hk} ; Gregory D. Zimet^b ; Samson Tse^a
• 关键词：Urdu ; Nepali ; Social support ; Factor analysis ; Psychometric properties
• 刊名：Asian Journal of Psychiatry
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：P64_18762018
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：June, 2012
• 卷：5
• 期：2
• 页码：164-168
• 文件大小：194 K

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.