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Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in Urban Adolescents
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The psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) were investigated in 222 urban, largely African‐American adolescents (68%). High internal consistency was demonstrated, and factor analysis confirmed the three subscale structures of the MSPSS: family, friends, and significant other. Correlations with a family caring scale supported the discriminant validity of the Family subscale. These results confirm the reliability, validity, and utility of the MSPSS with an urban, largely African‐American adolescent sample. Implications of the findings are discussed.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Canty-Mitchell, J., & Zimet, G. D.
- Affiliations
- Indiana University School of Nursing USA
- Indiana University School of Medicine (US)
- ORCID
- Zimet, Gregory D.
- Venue
- American Journal of Community Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2000-06
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 391-400
- ISSN
- 0091-0562 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-2770
- OpenAlex
- W1457236399
- Semantic Scholar
- d8d31d914a589a5b03dcf979d8013e0397d9a6d1
- Cited by
- 844
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Community Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Public Health Service (MCJ 189596)
- 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 › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Keywords
- Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, perceived social support, urban adolescents, African American adolescents, psychometric properties, reliability statistics, validity, family support, peer support, significant others
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Psychology, Adolescent, Black or African American, Family Relations, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Personality Inventory, Psychometrics, Social Support, Urban Population, Reproducibility of Results, White People
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