Measuring Perceived Social Support in Elite Athletes: Psychometric Properties of the Romanian Version of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support
| Autor: | Dan Iulian Alexe, Dragoș Ioan Tohănean, Viorel Robu, Rafael Burgueño, Cristina Ioana Alexe, Anișoara Sandovici, Alin Larion |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Adult
Male Psychometrics media_common.quotation_subject Validity Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Social support 0302 clinical medicine Cronbach's alpha Surveys and Questionnaires Perception Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Language media_common Romania 05 social sciences Reproducibility of Results Social Support Life satisfaction 030206 dentistry Disposition Sensory Systems Confirmatory factor analysis Athletes Scale (social sciences) Female Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Perceptual and Motor Skills. 128:1197-1214 |
| ISSN: | 1558-688X 0031-5125 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00315125211005235 |
| Popis: | The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) is a brief measure designed to capture individuals’ perceptions of the support received from their social networks. It has been translated into several languages and adapted for various cultural contexts. The aim of this study was to evaluate psychometric properties of the Romanian version of the MSPSS, using a sample of young elite athletes. To assess its validity and reliability, 282 Romanian elite athletes (176 males, 106 females; 19 – 25 years old) completed the MSPSS together with questionnaires measuring life satisfaction, negative emotional disposition, and perceived stress. A confirmatory factor analysis underpinned a 12-item three-factor correlated model that was invariant over gender. Cronbach’s alpha and Raykov’s composite reliability coefficients together with average variance extracted showed adequate values for each factor. Correlational analysis displayed that three sources of social support positively correlated with life satisfaction and negative emotional disposition and negatively correlated with perceived stress. Altogether, the MSPSS is a valid and reliable short measure for Romanian elite athletes to explore perceived social support from their family, friends, or significant others. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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