Reliability Note on the Social Support Scale

1986 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 469-470
Author(s):  
Lawrence J. Schneider ◽  
Nancy Polk
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
College Males ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Support Scale

This study investigated the internal reliability of Pollack and Harris's (1983) Social Support Scale and reports norms for 352 college males and 443 females. While the scale appears sufficiently reliable for research purposes, additional considerations of reliability and validity need to be addressed before clinical applications are appropriate.

scholarly journals A social support scale for music students in music schools, academies, and conservatories: An adaptation into Spanish and a factorial invariance study

2020 ◽  
pp. 030573562096862
Author(s):  
Santos Orejudo ◽  
Carlos Candela ◽  
Oscar Casanova ◽  
Luis Manuel Cuartero
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Factorial Invariance ◽  
Music Students ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Music Schools ◽  
The Social ◽  
Spanish Music ◽  
Social Support Scale ◽  
Emotional Aspects

Social support is one of the variables that exert the greatest influence on the motivation of music students, as well as on emotional aspects that affect their results. Research, however, is limited by the current scarcity of evaluation tools. This article thus presents the process of adaptation into Spanish of the Social Support Scale. We report on the elaboration of the questionnaire’s exact wording through direct and reverse translation. We subsequently present analysis of internal reliability and validity based on a sample of 668 music students in music schools and university-level music academies, aged 12–60 (mean 16.9). The study is complemented by an analysis of factorial invariance comparing secondary education and university. The results reproduce the social support factors stemming from parents and teachers; peer support is subdivided into two subcategories. Discrepancies with the original version are not so much due to the adaptation process, but can be attributed, for the most part, to differences between the sample compositions. Our results indicate that Spanish music students perceive a considerable amount of social support for their music learning activities; differences stand out, however, in terms of age, gender, and educational level.

scholarly journals Reliability and validity of a physical activity social support assessment scale in adolescents - ASAFA Scale

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Cazuza de Farias Júnior ◽  
Gerfeson Mendonça ◽  
Alex Antonio Florindo ◽  
Mauro Virgilio Gomes de Barros
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Factorial Invariance ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Economic Class ◽  
The Social ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Social Support Scale

Objective: To analyze the reliability and validity of a scale used to measure social support for physical activity in adolescents - ASAFA Scale. Methods: This study included 2,755 adolescents (57.6% girls, 16.5 ± 1.2 years of age), from Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil. Initially, the scale was consisted of 12 items (6 for social support from parents and 6 from friends). The reliability of the scale was estimated by Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α), by the Composite Reliability (CR), and by the model with two factors and factorial invariance by Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) adequacy. Results: The CFA results confirmed that the social support scale contained two factors (factor 1: social support from parents; factor 2: social support from friends) with five items each (one item was excluded from each scale), all with high factor loadings (> 0.65) and acceptable adjustment indexes (RMR = 0.050; RMSEA = 0.063; 90%CI: 0.060 - 0.067); AGFI = 0.903; GFI = 0.940; CFI = 0.934, NNFI = 0.932). The internal consistency was satisfactory (parents: α ≥ 0.77 and CR ≥ 0.83; friends: α ≥ 0.87 and CR ≥ 0.91). The scale's factorial invariance was confirmed (p > 0.05; Δχ2 and ΔCFI ≤ 0.01) across all subgroups analyzed (gender, age, economic class). The construct validity was evidenced by the significant association (p < 0.05) between the adolescents physical activity level and the social support score of parents (rho = 0.29) and friends (rho = 0.39). Conclusions: The scale showed reliability, factorial invariance and satisfactory validity, so it can be used in studies with adolescents.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Social Support Scale

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Deepak Pandey ◽  
Dr. Priyamvada Shrivastava
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Physical Health Outcomes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Support Scale

The aim of the present study was to investigate the reliability and validity of a standardized assessment of social support towards HIV positive patients is considered to be associated with improved physical health outcomes. Many scales have been developed to measure social support in psychological professional and researchers. The social support scale has been widely used. This study was designed to examine the psychometric properties and the theoretical structure of the Social support scale. A total of 200 HIV positive participants responded to the social support scale. A hypothetical model was evaluated by structural equation modeling to determine the adequacy of goodness-of-fit to sample data. The model showed excellent goodness-of-fit. The results supported multidimensionality. The 18 item social support provides a valid and reliable scale to measure social support among participants.

scholarly journals Reliability and Validity Study of the Turkish Version of Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale for Healthy Behaviors

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sevil Albayrak ◽  
Biriz Çakır ◽  
Fatma Nişancı Kılınç ◽  
Özge Vergili ◽  
Yurdagül Erdem
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Validity Study ◽  
Turkish Version ◽  
Healthy Behaviors ◽  
Social Support Scale

scholarly journals The Influence of Social Support on the Prosocial Behavior of College Students: The Mediating Effect based on Interpersonal Trust

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Guo
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Interpersonal Trust ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Support Scale ◽  
Intermediary Role ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
Pro Social Behavior

A sample of 720 college students from 10 different universities at the Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center are investigated using the Social Support Scale, the Prosocial Behavior Scale, and the Interpersonal Trust Scale. Data are analyzed using SPSS20.0 and Amos7.0. Results show that the subjective support and support utilization of college students directly influences prosocial behavior, and indirectly affects prosocial behavior through the influence of emotional trust and quality trust. Additionally, interpersonal trust plays an intermediary role in the influence of social support on pro-social behavior.

scholarly journals Parentification and Grandparents’ Support from the Perspective of Grandchildren from Families of Various Structures

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Napora
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Single Mothers ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Material Wealth ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Support Scale ◽  
Original Family ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to determine the strength of the relationship between a retrospective evaluation of the experienced social support given by grandparents and the material status of the family with the quality of life of the grown-up grandchildren in families of different structures. The formulated expectations have been verified with the Social Support Scale (SSS), Student’s Life Satisfaction Scale (SLSS) and an individual personal survey. The obtained results show that in families of single mothers, the emotional and informative support offered by grandparents was a significant factor improving the quality of the life of the grandchildren. In a complete family, however, the significant forms of support from grandparents were esteem support and its other forms, except for informative support. Moreover, the material wealth of the original family was shown to be an important predictor of the evaluation of the quality of life of the grandchildren; it was judged more negatively by adolescent children of single mothers.

scholarly journals Functional capacity and social support to people affected by cerebrovascular accident

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 868-873 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel Janyne de Lima ◽  
Cláudia Jeane Lopes Pimenta ◽  
Maria Cristina Lins de Oliveira Frazão ◽  
Gerlania Rodrigues Salviano Ferreira ◽  
Tatiana Ferreira da Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Barthel Index ◽  
Cerebrovascular Accident ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Social ◽  
High Social Support ◽  
Social Support Scale

ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the functional capacity and its relationship with the level of social support to people affected by cerebrovascular accident. Methods: Cross-sectional and quantitative research, conducted with 108 individuals with sequelae of cerebrovascular accident in João Pessoa/PB. Data were collected through interviews, using a sociodemographic instrument – the Barthel Index and the Social Support Scale. Results: We observed the prevalence of functional dependency in 93.5%, and the mild dependency stood out in 40.7%. Medium social support was the most found, with 48.2%. The predominant dimensions of social support were the material dimension, followed by the emotional. There was a significant association (p ≤ 0.05) between very serious dependency and high social support. Conclusion: The results found allow us to reflect on the need for involvement of health professionals in strengthening the social support of patients with disabling diseases, such as the cerebrovascular accident.

CROSS-CULTURAL VALIDITY OF A MODEL OF SELF-WORTH: APPLICATION TO FINNISH CHILDREN

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heta-Maria Miller
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Self Report ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cultural Validity ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Social ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Social Support Scale ◽  
Theory Research

This study investigated the cross-cultural validity of Harter's (1985, 1986a, 1986b, 1987b, 1987c) measures and model of self-worth in Finnish children. A total of 306 Finnish elementary school students participated in the study. Principal components analyses supported the original factor structures of Harter's (1985, 1986a) self-report questionnaires, the Self-Perception Profile for Children and the Social Support Scale for Children. Consistent with Harter's (1986b, 1987b, 1987c) model of the determinants of self-worth, multiple regression analysis indicated that both the competence-importance discrepancy and perceived social support explained the variability in self-worth. Implications of these findings for theory, research, and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samyla Citó Pedrosa ◽  
Maria Luciana Teles Fiuza ◽  
Gilmara Holanda da Cunha ◽  
Renata Karina Reis ◽  
Elucir Gir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Instrumental Support ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Support Scale ◽  
Immunodeficiency Syndrome

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the social support for people with AIDS. It was a cross-sectional study, with 215 outpatients at a University Hospital in Northeastern Brazil. Data were collected from August to December 2012, through interviews, using a Socio-demographic and Clinical Form and a Social Support Scale for People Living with HIV/AIDS. Statistical Package for the Social Science was used for data analysis. Results showed that average scores of social emotional and instrumental support were satisfactory and not influenced by sex (p=0.954; p=0.508), education (p=0.756; p=0.194), marital status (p=0.076; p=0.446) and length of antiretroviral therapy (p=0.480; p=0.120). People diagnosed for less than three years had more instrumental support (p=0.048) than those diagnosed over three years (p=0.370). Neighbors, employers and health professionals provided less support. The conclusion was that people with AIDS have satisfactory social support, especially from friends and family not living in the same household.

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