Multidimensional scale of perceived social support: Psychometric properties in a South Asian population

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 845-851

  Akhtar, Athfah ^a   Rahman, Atif ^b,c   Husain, Meher ^d   Chaudhry, Imran B ^d,e   Duddu, Venu ^d   Husain, Nusrat ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d LANCASHIRE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

factor analysis; reliability; social support; South Asian; Urdu

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALE OF PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING; PAKISTAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; PUERPERIUM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77954921548     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01204.x     Document Type: Article

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