Validation of the Colombian MOS social support survey

Perceived social support is considered to be a variable of great importance in the health – disease continuum. Perceived social support refers to one’s confidence that social support or resources are available if needed. The objectives of this research study were to (1) translate and culturally adap...

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Autor principal:	Nora Helena Londoño Arredondo
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Lenguaje:	EN ES
Publicado:	Universidad de San Buenaventura 2012
Materias:	Social support Medical Outcomes - Survey Social Support Survey (MOS) psychometric instruments structural validity Colombian population Psychology BF1-990
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/908e0e65bb3d4a35b8030bf6b2c86e33
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:908e0e65bb3d4a35b8030bf6b2c86e332021-11-25T02:23:15ZValidation of the Colombian MOS social support survey10.21500/20112084.7702011-20842011-7922https://doaj.org/article/908e0e65bb3d4a35b8030bf6b2c86e332012-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/IJPR/article/view/770https://doaj.org/toc/2011-2084https://doaj.org/toc/2011-7922Perceived social support is considered to be a variable of great importance in the health – disease continuum. Perceived social support refers to one’s confidence that social support or resources are available if needed. The objectives of this research study were to (1) translate and culturally adapt the Medical Outcomes Study – Social Support Survey (MOS; Sherbourne y Stewart, 1991) for the Colombian population, and (2) validate the Colombian version of the MOS. The survey instrument measures perceived social support and was developed for a study of outcomes in patients with chronic disease. The sample consisted of 179 participants (36.7% men and 63.3% women), mean age 38.4 (SD =15.2, range 17 to 86 years) recruited from different cities in Colombia. The results indicated a favorable Cronbach's alpha between components ranging from .921 to .736. A confirmatory analysis was conducted, obtaining a favorable structure for both 4 and 3 factors.Nora Helena Londoño ArredondoUniversidad de San BuenaventuraarticleSocial supportMedical Outcomes - Survey Social Support Survey (MOS)psychometric instrumentsstructural validityColombian populationPsychologyBF1-990ENESInternational Journal of Psychological Research, Vol 5, Iss 1 (2012)
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topic	Social support Medical Outcomes - Survey Social Support Survey (MOS) psychometric instruments structural validity Colombian population Psychology BF1-990
spellingShingle	Social support Medical Outcomes - Survey Social Support Survey (MOS) psychometric instruments structural validity Colombian population Psychology BF1-990 Nora Helena Londoño Arredondo Validation of the Colombian MOS social support survey
description	Perceived social support is considered to be a variable of great importance in the health – disease continuum. Perceived social support refers to one’s confidence that social support or resources are available if needed. The objectives of this research study were to (1) translate and culturally adapt the Medical Outcomes Study – Social Support Survey (MOS; Sherbourne y Stewart, 1991) for the Colombian population, and (2) validate the Colombian version of the MOS. The survey instrument measures perceived social support and was developed for a study of outcomes in patients with chronic disease. The sample consisted of 179 participants (36.7% men and 63.3% women), mean age 38.4 (SD =15.2, range 17 to 86 years) recruited from different cities in Colombia. The results indicated a favorable Cronbach's alpha between components ranging from .921 to .736. A confirmatory analysis was conducted, obtaining a favorable structure for both 4 and 3 factors.
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title	Validation of the Colombian MOS social support survey
title_short	Validation of the Colombian MOS social support survey
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Validation of the Colombian MOS social support survey

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