University of Barcelona.
Psicothema. 2021 Feb;33(1):131-138. doi: 10.7334/psicothema2020.263.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties, convergent validity, and factorial invariance of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) in cancer patients.
Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to explore the scale's dimensionality and test for strong measurement invariance across sex and age in a cross-sectional, multicenter, prospective study. Patients completed the MSPSS and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS).
A total of 925 consecutive patients were recruited in 13 hospitals between July 2015 and December 2018. The CFA indicated that the original three-factor model was replicated in patients with cancer. The results of the multi-group CFA revealed a strong invariance according to sex and age. The Spanish version of the MSPSS had high estimated reliability with values exceeding .90. The simple sum of the items of each scale was a good indicator of oncology patients' perceived social support. The three MSPSS subscales correlated significantly with the SWLS. Women scored higher on social support by friends than men.
The Spanish version of the MSPSS proved to be a valid, reliable instrument to assess perceived social support in cancer patients.
本研究旨在评估多维感知社会支持量表（MSPSS）在癌症患者中的心理计量学特性、收敛效度和因子不变性。
采用验证性因子分析（CFA），在一项横断面、多中心、前瞻性研究中，对量表的维度进行探索，并检验性别和年龄的强测量不变性。患者完成 MSPSS 和生活满意度量表（SWLS）。
2015 年 7 月至 2018 年 12 月，在 13 家医院共招募了 925 例连续患者。CFA 表明，癌症患者中复制了原始的三因素模型。多组 CFA 的结果表明，根据性别和年龄具有很强的不变性。MSPSS 的西班牙语版本具有较高的估计可靠性，值超过.90。每个量表的项目总和是评估肿瘤患者感知社会支持的良好指标。MSPSS 的三个子量表与 SWLS 显著相关。女性从朋友那里获得的社会支持得分高于男性。
MSPSS 的西班牙语版本被证明是一种有效的、可靠的工具，可用于评估癌症患者的感知社会支持。
