Psychometric properties of the eight-item modified Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey based on Spanish outpatients

Gómez-Campelo, Paloma; Pérez–Moreno, Elisa; Burgos‐Lunar, Carmen de; Bragado‐Álvarez, Carmen; Jiménez-García, Rodrigo; Salinero-Fort, Miguel Á.

doi:10.1007/s11136-014-0651-6

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“…It also shows the same moderate correlations with indicators of health and social connectedness as the 19-item measure, supporting this conclusion. These findings are consistent with other validation studies of abbreviated versions of the MOS-SSS [2,5,7]. All three studies reported satisfactory goodness-of-fit statistics for their abbreviated total score.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…However, there were differences in the items included in these abbreviated measures. This study and the one by Gjesfeld [2] selected items based on factor structure derived from previous studies, whereas the other two studies selected the first eight items listed, which are predominantly 'tangible support' items [5,7]. Despite these differences, all studies found satisfactory model fit for their abbreviated 1-factor measures.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Most subsequent studies have been among patients with health conditions [3,[5][6][7][8][9][10]. Two focused on carers of people with health conditions [2,11], and two used community samples of 485 university students [12], and 4,444 community-based householders aged 55?…”

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confidence: 99%

“…One study used a sample of 330 mothers of children in mental health treatment [2] to validate 12-item and 4-item versions of the MOS-SSS. The other two studies used samples of people with chronic illness [7] or outpatients [5] to validate 8-item versions in English [7] and Spanish [5].…”

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“…A number of subsequent studies have also been mostly done on medically ill patients, e.g. American breast cancer patients [17] or Spanish outpatients from a primary care center [18]. Given its easy comprehensibility with a single sentence stem “If you needed it, how often is someone available…”, the instrument lends itself to use in a wide range of populations and age groups.…”

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Emotional and tangible social support in a German population-based sample: Development and validation of the Brief Social Support Scale (BS6)

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Aim of the study was the development and validation of the psychometric properties of a six-item bi-factorial instrument for the assessment of social support (emotional and tangible support) with a population-based sample. A cross-sectional data set of N = 15,010 participants enrolled in the Gutenberg Health Study (GHS) in 2007–2012 was divided in two sub-samples. The GHS is a population-based, prospective, observational single-center cohort study in the Rhein-Main-Region in western Mid-Germany. The first sub-sample was used for scale development by performing an exploratory factor analysis. In order to test construct validity, confirmatory factor analyses were run to compare the extracted bi-factorial model with the one-factor solution. Reliability of the scales was indicated by calculating internal consistency. External validity was tested by investigating demographic characteristics health behavior, and distress using analysis of variance, Spearman and Pearson correlation analysis, and logistic regression analysis. Based on an exploratory factor analysis, a set of six items was extracted representing two independent factors. The two-factor structure of the Brief Social Support Scale (BS6) was confirmed by the results of the confirmatory factor analyses. Fit indices of the bi-factorial model were good and better compared to the one-factor solution. External validity was demonstrated for the BS6. The BS6 is a reliable and valid short scale that can be applied in social surveys due to its brevity to assess emotional and practical dimensions of social support.

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The impact of COVID‐19 on the safety, housing stability, and mental health of unstably housed domestic violence survivors

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Journal Community Psychology

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Using data from an ongoing longitudinal study, we examined the impact of the COVID‐19 stay‐at‐home orders on a racially diverse population of unstably housed domestic violence (DV) survivors over time. Specifically, we examined survivors' safety, housing stability, and mental health before, during, and after the onset of COVID‐19, and how demographic, social, and familial factors attenuated or exacerbated the effect of the stay‐at‐home orders. Approximately 300 participants were initially interviewed after they sought services from a DV agency, and then again, every 6 months over 2 years. COVID‐19 stay‐at‐home orders occurred midway through the completion of this multi‐year study. Longitudinal mixed effects models were estimated to examine the impact of COVID‐19 on the safety, housing stability, and mental health of survivors over time. We also examined models with several time‐varying (e.g., employment, income, social support, and number of children) and time‐invariant (baseline outcome scores, racial/ethnic identity, education, and disability status) control variables. Results revealed that safety, housing stability and mental health were improving for study participants before the onset of the COVID‐19 pandemic but plateaued after the stay‐at‐home orders were issued. Experiences of abuse, housing instability, and mental health symptomatology did not worsen as a result of the COVID‐19 stay‐at‐home orders. Notably, social support and housing services emerged as important predictors of outcomes, such that participants who received housing‐related services and greater social support reported less abuse, less housing instability, and lower mental health distress. COVID‐19 temporarily disrupted the positive trajectory unstably housed DV survivors were experiencing in regard to safety, housing stability and mental health. These findings provide critical insight into the importance of service access during and after global catastrophes. Additional resources and support may be helpful in assisting survivors to return to their pre‐pandemic recovery and growth trajectories.

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Psychometric properties of the eight-item modified Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey based on Spanish outpatients

Abstract: Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the mMOS-SS in outpatients attending a PHCS are adequate. Factor analysis confirmed a one-factor model with acceptable fit indices.

Cited by 29 publications

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Validation of the MOS Social Support Survey 6-item (MOS-SSS-6) measure with two large population-based samples of Australian women

Validation of the MOS Social Support Survey 6-item (MOS-SSS-6) measure with two large population-based samples of Australian women

Emotional and tangible social support in a German population-based sample: Development and validation of the Brief Social Support Scale (BS6)

The impact of COVID‐19 on the safety, housing stability, and mental health of unstably housed domestic violence survivors

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