Malay version of Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Social Support Survey
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Saddki, N., Sulaiman, Z., Abdullah, S., Zakaria, N., Mohamad, N., AbRazak, A., & Zainan Abidin, Z. (2017). Psychometric properties of the Malay version of the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS-SSS) in a sample of patients with HIV. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, 16(1), 60-74.
5-point Likert scale with “1” for none of the time, “2” for a little of the time, “3” for some of the time, “4” for most of the time, and “5” for all of the time.
Scoring: The score for each sub-scale can be obtained by calculating the average of the scores for each item in the sub-scale. Alternatively, the summed raw scores of each sub-scale can be transformed and reported on a scale of 0 to 100. Additionally, an overall functional social support index can be obtained by calculating the average of the scores for all 18 items included in the four sub-scales and the score for the one additional item. A higher score for an individual Sub-scale or for the overall support index indicates better perceived social support.
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Cronbach’s α= 0.96, r= 0.88
Content-related validity was assessed. Known group validity was also assessed using married and unmarried patients. Factor structure was tested and results determined that this scale is supposed to measure emotional/informational support, tangible support, positive social interaction, and affectionate support.
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Individuals may use this information for research or educational purposes only and may not use this information for commercial purposes. When using this instrument, please cite:
Saddki, N., Sulaiman, Z., Abdullah, S., Zakaria, N., Mohamad, N., AbRazak, A., & Zainan Abidin, Z. (2017). Psychometric properties of the Malay version of the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS-SSS) in a sample of patients with HIV. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, 16(1), 60-74.
When presenting results using any survey information you obtained from the SABI, please acknowledge the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), an NIH funded program P30 AI50410.