Evaluation of the French version of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support during the postpartum period
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In the presence of physical and psychological disturbances in the postpartum period, perceived social support is often regarded as a protective factor in women's mental health. This work evaluates the psychometric properties of the French version of a questionnaire widely used internationally to measure perceived social support, which has not been yet validated in French: the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). This study collected data from 148 women (30.5 ± 5.12 years) who agreed to complete the MSPSS and a scale assessing symptoms of postpartum depression (Edinburgh Post-Natal Depression Scale, EPDS) 1 and 4 months after childbirth. The results confirm the original three-factor structure of the scale. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients are excellent. The total scale score is correlated with all three dimensions and a significantly negative correlation is found between MSPSS and EPDS. The results suggest that the French tool has generally good internal reliability. The MSPSS can provide useful data helping to identify French-speaking people at risk for negative feelings (e.g., mood disorders of perinatal period).
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The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) is validated for expectant women.
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- Authors
- Denis, A., Callahan, S., & Bouvard, M.
- Affiliations
- Université Savoie Mont Blanc (FR)
- Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (FR)
- Laboratoire de Psychologie et NeuroCognition (FR)
- Corresponding author
- Denis, A.
- Venue
- Maternal and Child Health Journal
- Published
- 2014-11-04
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1245-1251
- ISSN
- 1092-7875 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6628
- OpenAlex
- W2032767764
- Cited by
- 99
- References
- 40
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2
- FWCI
- 1.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Maternal and Child Health Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Education › Health Education and Validation
- Keywords
- Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, perceived social support, postpartum period, French translation, psychometric validation, postpartum depression, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, factor structure, internal consistency, perinatal mood disorders, women's mental health
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Female, France, Humans, Middle Aged, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Support, Reproducibility of Results, Depression, Postpartum, Postpartum Period, Young Adult
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