Adesola Adeniyi Abraham, Akoki David Mobolaji, Aderemi Temilola Victoria, Abraham Miracle Ifeoluwani
College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
College Research and Innovation Hub, Ibadan, CRIH, Nigeria.
BMC Psychol. 2025 May 7;13(1):481. doi: 10.1186/s40359-025-02823-9.
The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) is widely used to measure perceived social support. Despite its extensive application, the scale's psychometric properties have not been tested among Nigerian medical students, who face high levels of psychological distress. This study aims to evaluate the reliability, validity and factor structure of the MSPSS among medical students at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
A cross-sectional observational study was conducted with 355 preclinical and clinical medical students from the University of Ibadan. Data were collected through an online questionnaire utilising the MSPSS, which includes three subscales: family, friends, and significant other. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's alpha, and construct validity was evaluated through factor analysis. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to assess model fit.
The MSPSS demonstrated excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.927), with subscale reliability for family (α = 0.892), friends (α = 0.927), and significant other (α = 0.927). Factor analysis confirmed a three-factor structure consistent with the original MSPSS, explaining 80.3% of the variance. CFA showed strong model fit indices (CFI = 0.976, TLI = 0.966, RMSEA = 0.071).
The MSPSS is a reliable and valid tool for assessing perceived social support among Nigerian medical students. The findings highlight the scale's applicability for identifying students at risk and guiding necessary interventions in medical education.
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多维感知社会支持量表（MSPSS）被广泛用于测量感知到的社会支持。尽管该量表应用广泛，但其心理测量特性尚未在面临高水平心理困扰的尼日利亚医学生中进行测试。本研究旨在评估尼日利亚伊巴丹大学医学生中MSPSS的信度、效度和因子结构。
对伊巴丹大学355名临床前和临床医学生进行了横断面观察研究。通过使用MSPSS的在线问卷收集数据，该问卷包括三个子量表：家庭、朋友和重要他人。使用Cronbach's alpha评估内部一致性，并通过因子分析评估结构效度。进行验证性因子分析（CFA）以评估模型拟合度。
MSPSS表现出出色的内部一致性（Cronbach's alpha = 0.927），家庭（α = 0.892）、朋友（α = 0.927）和重要他人（α = 0.927）子量表的信度良好。因子分析证实了与原始MSPSS一致的三因子结构，解释了80.3%的方差。CFA显示出很强的模型拟合指数（CFI = 0.976，TLI = 0.966，RMSEA = 0.071）。
MSPSS是评估尼日利亚医学生感知社会支持的可靠且有效的工具。研究结果突出了该量表在识别有风险学生以及指导医学教育中必要干预措施方面的适用性。
不适用。
