The Bangla version of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support
(MSPSS-B) is a popular psychological assessment tool in Bangladesh. It has
largely been used to measure perceived social support of Bangladeshi people.
In spite of its popularity, it had not gone through an extensive validation
procedure yet. Even its psychometric properties were not tested before,
except for the test-retest reliability. This cross-sectional study aimed to
examine the psychometric properties of MSPSS-B through a questionnaire
survey among 812adult Bangladeshi people. The MSPSS-B revealed a
three-factor structure through exploratory factor analysis (EFA) on the
first split sample (n = 403), explaining 71.64% of the total variance.
Acceptable goodness of fit indices (?2/df = 4.293, p = .000, GFI = .920, CFI
= .926, TLI = .904, SRMR = .063, and RMSEA = .078) in the MSPSS-B were
obtained through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on the second split
sample (n = 409). The three-factor structure of the MSPSS-B was the same as
the original English MSPSS. Acceptable internal item consistencies,
significant test-retest reliabilities, reliabilities between two scale
versions, convergent and discriminant validities, and measurement invariance
between two gender groups were also established in the MSPSS-B through
different statistical analyses. Thus, the MSPSS-B with its three factors can
be used as a valid and reliable measure to assess the perceived social
support of Bangladeshi people.