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A brief form of the Perceived Social Support Questionnaire (F-SozU) was developed, validated, and standardized

Kliem, Sören, Mößle, Thomas, Rehbein, Florian, Hellmann, Deborah F., Zenger, Markus, Brähler, Elmar·2015·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

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Objectives Development of a brief instrument (F-SozU K-6) for the measurement of perceived social support in epidemiologic contexts by shortening a well-established German questionnaire (F-SozU K-14).Study design and setting The development of the F-SozU K-6 consisted of two phases; phase 1: the F-SozU K-14 was presented to a general population sample representative for the Federal Republic of Germany (N = 2,007; age: 14-92 years). Six items for the short form were selected based on the maximization of coefficient alpha. Phase 2: the new short form (F-SozU K-6) was evaluated and standardized in an independent second population survey (N = 2,508, age: 14-92 years).Results The F-SozU K-6 showed very good reliability and excellent model fit indices for the one-dimensional factorial structure of the scale. Furthermore, strict measurement invariance was detected allowing unbiased comparison of means and correlation coefficients and path coefficients between both sexes across the full lifespan from adolescence (14-92 years). Well-established associations of perceived social support with depression and somatic symptoms could be replicated using the short form.Conclusion The F-SozU K-6 presents a reliable, valid, and economical instrument to assess perceived social support and can thus be effectively applied within the frameworks of clinical epidemiologic studies or related areas.

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Authors: Kliem, S., Mößle, T., Rehbein, F., Hellmann, D. F., Zenger, M., & Brähler, E.
Affiliations: Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony (DE)
Leipzig University (DE)
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
Corresponding author: Kliem, Sören
ORCID: Kliem, Sören
Mößle, Thomas
Rehbein, Florian
Zenger, Markus
Brähler, Elmar
Venue: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2015-05
Volume: 68
Issue: 5
Pages: 551-562
ISSN: 0895-4356 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.11.003
OpenAlex: W2062269587
Cited by: 263
References: 69
Citations by year: 2026: 36 · 2025: 35 · 2024: 42 · 2023: 36 · 2022: 46 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 4
FWCI: 5.05
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Health Sciences › Nursing › Research and Theory › Health Education and Validation
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Health and Well-being Studies
Keywords: perceived social support, short-form questionnaire, questionnaire development, measurement invariance, depression, somatic symptoms, lifespan, German-language instrument, psychometric validation
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Mental Disorders, Depression, Female, Germany, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Support, Reproducibility of Results, Young Adult

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