Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in Urban Adolescents

By Janie Canty‐Mitchell, G. Zimet. American Journal of Community Psychology, 2000

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Parenting Beliefs, Parental Stress, and Social Support Relationships (2012, background): “Canty-Mitchell and Zimet (2000) conducted a study with urban adolescents and found that urban adolescents”
Getting with the (evidence-based) program: An evaluation of the Incredible Years Parenting Training Program in child welfare (2011, methodology): “The MSPSS (Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet, & Farley, 1988) is a multifaceted, yet brief (12-item) measure of social support that has been used with diverse samples (Canty-Mitchell & Zimet, 2000).”
Social support and mental health among college students. (2009, background): “…a significant other refer to a “special person,” which was not defined so as to allow the respondent to interpret this person as someone relevant to him or her, such as a romantic partner, friend, teacher, counselor, or some other important person in one’s life (Canty-Mitchell & Zimet, 2000).”
The role of sources of social support on depression and quality of life for university students (2019, background): “The MSPSS has three sub-scales with 4 items for each type, High internal consistency was found for all three subscales: significant other (.91), family (0.91) and friends (.89) (Canty-Mitchell & Zimet, 2000).”
Hope Measurement in Mexican American Youth (2007, background): “In a study of urban, primarily minority adolescents, internal reliability estimates of .93 for the total score and .91, .89, and .91 for the Family, Friends, and Significant Others subscales were obtained (Canty Mitchell & Zimet, 2000).”
Measuring Perceived Social Support in Mexican American Youth: Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (2004, background): “In a recent study, Canty-Mitchell and Zimet (2000) found support for the reliability and validity of the MSPSS with a sample of urban, primarily African American adolescents.”
Perceived social support and self-esteem in adolescence (2010, background): “According to Ozen (1998), girls perceive more emotional support; more environmental support (Sirvanl ,1998) and more social support than boys (Zimet et al., 1988; Cauce et al., 1992; Canty-Mitchell & Zimet, 2000; Johnson & Kirk, 2000).”
A longitudinal study of cyberbullying: Examining riskand protective factors (2012, background): “Prior work has provided evidence that the MSPSS is a valid and reliable measure of perceived social support during adolescence (Canty-Mitchell & Zimet, 2000).”
Understanding Burnout in Child and Youth Care Workers (2010, methodology): “The original version of the MSPSS was developed and established using university students, but it has since been validated using numerous populations including: psychiatric outpatients (Cecil et al. 1995), older adults (Stanley et al. 1998) and adolescents ( Canty-Mitchell and Zimet 2000 ).”
Perceived Family Support, Acculturation, and Life Satisfaction in Mexican American Youth: A Mixed- Methods Exploration (2006, background): “In a recent study, Canty-Mitchell and Zimet (2000) investigated the MSPSS with a sample of urban adolescents, approximately 75% who were ethnic minority students.”
When Home Isn't a Safe Haven: Insecure Attachment Orientations, Perceived Social Support, and PTSD Symptoms Among Israeli Evacuees Under Missile Threat (2012, methodology): “The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS; Canty-Mitchell & Zimet, 2000) was used to assess social support.”
Family as a salient source of meaning in young adulthood (2010, methodology): “Social support was measured using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS; Canty-Mitchell & Zimet, 2000 ).”
Insight into the Parenthood Paradox: Mental Health Outcomes of Intensive Mothering (2013, methodology): “The reliability of the Family subscale of the MSPSS has been found to be high in prior research (Cronbach’s α = .93; Canty-Mitchell and Zimet, 2000) as well as in the current study (Cronbach’s α = .93).”