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Abstract
Aim
The purpose of this study is to revise the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and validate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the scale for Chinese college students.
Methods
A total of 2830 Chinese college students were tested with the Chinese version of MSPSS. Four weeks after the formal test, 80 randomly selected subjects were retested.
Results
The item analysis shows that the total correlation between each item and the total score is 0.525~0.806, higher than the standard of 0.30; the difference between the high group and the low group in all items has reached the significant level. Exploratory factor analysis shows that the scale includes three factors with a cumulative contribution rate of 69.185%; confirmatory factor analysis shows that the data is well fitted. The total score and three factors of social support scale are positively correlated with self-esteem, with a correlation value of 0.367~0.433, and negatively correlated with depression and anxiety, with correlation values of −0.356~-0.428 and −0.253~-0.308; all are significant at 0.01 level. The internal consistency coefficient of the scale is 0.911, the split-half coefficient is 0.865, and the test-retest coefficient is 0.837–0.914.
Conclusion
The Chinese version of the MSPSS has good reliability and validity, and is suitable for Chinese college students.
Ethics Statement
All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of and approved by the institutional research committee at Shanghai University and Shanghai University of Finance Economics. Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. The guidelines outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki were rigorously adhered to throughout the study.
Disclosure
The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.