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Psychometric properties of the MSPSS in older adults

STANLEY, M. A., BECK, J. G., ZEBB, B. J.·1998·Aging & Mental Health
DOI 10.1080/13607869856669
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Enhanced social support is associated with increased physical and psychological health among the elderly. Although measures of social support generally are used as predictors of wellbeing, they also may be useful as outcome assessments to evaluate breadth of treatment effects. Perceived adequacy of the support network may be most relevant in this regard given its relationship to affective symptomatology. One measure of this component that has been used with older adults is the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS: Zimet et al ., 1988). However, no study has examined the psychometric properties of the MSPSS in older individuals with well-diagnosed psychiatric disorders, and no normative data are available from older adults selected carefully to be free of diagnosable pathology. The current study examined the psychometric properties of the MSPSS in two groups of older adults (ages 55-82), one with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD, N = 50) and the other without diagnosable psychopathology (n = 94). Perceived social support was higher among normal control (NC) participants than patients with GAD. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were strong, and sub-scale validity and factor analyses demonstrated consistency with findings from younger adults. Overall, the MSPSS appears useful for clinical trials with older anxious adults.

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Authors
STANLEY, M. A., BECK, J. G., & ZEBB, B. J.
ORCID
Venue
Aging & Mental Health
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
1998-08
Volume
2
Issue
3
Pages
186-193
ISSN
  • 1360-7863 (ISSN-L)
  • 1364-6915
DOI
10.1080/13607869856669
OpenAlex
W2141672420
Cited by
161
References
33
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FWCI
0.61
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Aging & Mental Health (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Health and Well-being Studies
Keywords
Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, perceived social support, older adults, generalized anxiety disorder, psychometric properties, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, factor structure, reference values, affective symptoms, clinical trial outcome measures

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