Assessing social support among South Asians: the multidimensional scale of perceived social support.
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.
The University of Hong Kong, 13/F, K.K. Leung Building, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. kareent@hku.hk
Kareen
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Tonsing
Gregory D
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Zimet
Samson
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Tse
D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000208:ethnology; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012938:Social Perception; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*