title: Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the Social Comparison Scale in chronic illness patients.
abstract: This study examined the Social Comparison Scale in Spanish chronic illness context and analyzed its psychometric properties. The article presented the results of two studies. The first explored the test's dimensional structure in a sample of 202 patients in a range of several chronic illnesses. The second study examined the instrument's structure in a sample of 186 patients with specific chronic illness. The results replicated the original structure of the scale and proved to be valid for use with optimum reliability.
authors.affiliation: Miguel Hernández University, Spain macarmen@umh.es.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Terol
authors.affiliation: Miguel Hernández University, Spain.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lledó
authors.affiliation: Miguel Hernández University, Spain.
authors.forename: Yolanda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Quiles
authors.affiliation: Miguel Hernández University, Spain.
authors.forename: Maite
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martín-Aragón
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012938:Social Perception; D054928:Validation Studies as Topic; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: chronic illness; coping; reliability; social cognition; validation