title: [Spanish adaptation of the Perceived Acceptance Scale (PAS) in university students].
abstract: The main objective of the present study was to adapt the Perceived Acceptance Scale (PAS), developed by Brock, Sarason, Sanghvi and Gurung to evaluate the cognitive component of perceived social support, to the Spanish language. In a sample of 855 university students registered for the first time in different degree courses, the reliability, dimensionality and external validity of the scale scores were analyzed. The results show adequate internal consistency in both the subscales (friends, family, father and mother) and in the overall scale. The factorial structure, derived from a confirmatory factorial analysis, fitted the theoretical model proposed by the authors of the scale. The scale scores showed evidence of convergent and discriminant validity from the observed relationships with the measures of perceived social support. The psychometric properties of the adapted scale provide an adequate measuring instrument for evaluating perceived acceptance in Spanish university students.
authors: Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. msoledad.rodriguez@usc.es
authors: María Soledad
authors: MS
authors: Rodríguez González
authors: Zeltia
authors: Z
authors: Martínez López
authors: Carolina
authors: C
authors: Tinajero Vacas
authors: María Adelina
authors: MA
authors: Guisande Couñago
authors: María Fernanda
authors: MF
authors: Páramo Fernández
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005195:Family Relations; D033062:Friends; D006801:Humans; D012929:Psychological Distance; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult