Measuring Perceived Social Support in Mexican American Youth: Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support

Authors

Lisa Edwards, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

8 p.

Publication Date

5-2004

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Source Publication

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Source ISSN

0739-9863

Abstract

The utility of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) (Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet, & Farley, 1988) was investigated within a sample of 290 Mexican American adolescents. Results suggested that the three-subscale structure (Family, Friends, and Significant Other) of the MSPSS was confirmed, and adequate internal reliability for the three scales was demonstrated as well. Support for construct validity was found by evaluating correlations from a perceived family support subscale as well as a satisfaction with family measure. It appears that the MSPSS is a useful measure for assessing perceived social support in Latino youth and as such can be used to further our understanding about social support from different sources in Latino adolescents.

Comments

Accepted version. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 26, No. 2 (May 2004): 187-194. DOI. © 2004 SAGE Publications. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Edwards, Lisa, "Measuring Perceived Social Support in Mexican American Youth: Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support" (2004). College of Education Faculty Research and Publications. 71.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/edu_fac/71