A revised Thai Multi-dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1503-1509

  Wongpakaran, Nahathai ^a   Wongpakaran, Tinakon ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Model fit; MSPSS; Social Support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871200129     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5209/rev_sjop.2012.v15.n3.39434     Document Type: Article

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