Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support

By G. Zimet, N. W. Dahlem, S. G. Zimet, G. Farley. 2011

8,676 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Health

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In Clinical Psychology

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2. Dana L. Haggard
3. A. Grossman
4. John H. Grych
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6. Victoria L. Banyard
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In Health

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2. Peter A. Creed
3. D. Eisenberg
4. S. Hamby
5. John H. Grych
6. Annamaria Di Fabio
7. Emre Senol-Durak
8. Natalie N. Watson-Singleton

Citations in the corpus

• Differences in How Trait Emotional Intelligence Predicts Life Satisfaction: The Role of Affect Balance Versus Social Support in India and Germany (2013, methodology): “We used the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS; Zimet et al. 1988) to assess perceived support from others.”
• Resilience Portfolios and Poly-Strengths: Identifying Protective Factors Associated With Thriving After Adversity (2017, background): “” Social Support–Immediate Family comprises six items that assess the extent to which individuals’ family members serve as sources of strength and guidance (adapted from Turner, Finkelhor, & Ormrod, 2010; Zimet et al., 1988).”
• Aspects of Psychological Resilience among Transgender Youth (2011, methodology): “The Multidimensional Scale of Social Support ( Zimet et al, 1988 ) was used to assess the youths’ views of their social support from family and friends.”
• The role of sources of social support on depression and quality of life for university students (2019, methodology): “The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) is a 12 item self-report scale used to measure sources of perceived social support from family, friends and significant others (Zimet et al., 1988).”
• Understanding Burnout in Child and Youth Care Workers (2010, methodology): “The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) was developed by Zimet et al. (1988) and is a brief, self-explanatory, and user-friendly measure of social support.”