Social Support Questionnaire-Short Form (SSQ 6)- Original Scale
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Sarason, I. G., Sarason, B. R., Shearin, E. N., & Pierce, G. R. (1987). A brief measure of social support: Practical and theoretical implications. Journal of social and personal relationships, 4(4), 497-510.
Identify the number of individuals available for support in each situation (number items), then rank the level of satisfaction with the support on a 6-point Likert scale from “very dissatisfied” to “very satisfied” (satisfaction items).
Cronbach’s α= 0.90-0.93
Factor analysis conducted for number and satisfaction items.
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Sarason, I. G., Sarason, B. R., Shearin, E. N., & Pierce, G. R. (1987). A brief measure of social support: Practical and theoretical implications. Journal of social and personal relationships, 4(4), 497-510.
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