Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support for Arab Immigrant Women

Figures & data

TABLE 1 Standardized Factor Loadings From Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the 12 MSPSS-AW Items by Subscale

MSPSS-AW by subscales	Factor loadings
Husband
My husband is around when I am in need.	0.85
I can share my joys and sorrows with my husband.	0.81
My husband is a real source of comfort to me.	0.78
My husband cares about my feelings.	0.83
Friends
My friends really try to help me.	0.75
I can count on friends when things go wrong.	0.77
I have friends with whom I can share joys and sorrows.	0.71
I can talk about my problems with my friends.	0.60
Family
My family (other than husband) really tries to help me.	0.78
I get the emotional help and support I need from my family (other than husband).	0.78
I can talk about my problems with my family (other than husband).	0.41
My family (other than husband) is willing to help me make decisions.	0.49
Note. MSPSS-AW = Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support-Arab Women.
All items were significant at p < .001.

TABLE 2 Means, Standard Deviations, and Reliability Estimates for Each of the Subscales and the Total MSPSS-AW

	Husband	Friends	Family	Total
M ^a	6.43	4.34	5.75	5.51
SD	1.36	2.04	1.63	1.10
(Cronbach's α)	0.89	0.80	0.73	0.74
Note. MSPSS-AW = Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support-Arab Women.

TABLE 3 Bivariate Correlations Between the MSPSS-AW Subscales and POMS Total Score, RWCCL Scales, and Spouse Daily Hassles Item and Discriminant Validity Coefficients (Δr)

	POMS		RWCCL Seeking Support		RWCCL Problem Focused		RWCCL Blames-Self		RWCCL Avoidance		Spouse Daily Hassles Item
MSPSS-AW Subscales	r	Δr	r	Δr	r	Δr	r	Δr	r	Δr	r	Δr
Husband	−.34∗∗		−.01		.08		−.22∗∗		−.23∗∗		−.58∗∗
Friends	−.06	−.28∗∗	.18∗∗	−.19∗∗	.16∗∗	−.08	.01	−.21∗∗	−.06	−.29∗∗	.06	−.64∗∗
Family	−.06	−.28∗∗	.16∗∗	−.17∗∗	.17∗∗	−.09	−02	−.20∗∗	−.06	−.29∗∗	−.12∗∗	−.46∗∗
Note. MSPSS-AW = Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support-Arab Women, POMS = Profile of Mood States, RWCCL = Revised Ways of Coping Checklist. The discriminant validity coefficients were computed by taking the differences between correlations within each column; for example, Δr for Friends in the POMS column was computed by taking −.34 − (−.06) = −.28. The formula is Δr Friend = r Husband—r Friend.