Open AccessValidation of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support on Nigerian Female Undergraduates
Author(s) -
Ibukunoluwa Busayo Bello,
Ebenezer Olutope Akinnawo,
Bede Chiye Akpunne,
Deborah Foluke Onisile
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of education, society and behavioural science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-981X
DOI - 10.9734/jesbs/2022/v35i330410
Subject(s) - scale (ratio) , social support , psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , sample (material) , interpersonal communication , concurrent validity , internal consistency , clinical psychology , social psychology , validity , psychometrics , applied psychology , power (physics) , chemistry , physics , chromatography , quantum mechanics
Social support is a vital factor in promoting physical and psychological well-being. The cross-sectional survey research design was adopted to validate the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support on Nigerian Female Undergraduates using a sample of 450 Nigerian female undergraduates. Participants responded to the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (shortened version -12 item). The item-total statistics of the scale indicates that all items present good discrimination. Also, the scale's internal consistency among the Nigerian sample reveals positively significant reliability coefficients. Paired with ISEL-Short Form, MSPSS has good concurrent validity. The authors conclude that MSPSS has appropriate psychometric properties for assessing social support in Nigeria and similar cultural contexts.