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Brief scales for measurement of functional social support and psychological resources in French-speaking adults

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  • Patrick A. Bovier
  • Eric Chamot
  • Thomas V. Perneger

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¶¶ Objectives: Psychological resources and social support are important determinants of health, but brief and validated scales measuring these dimensions in French are lacking.¶ Methods: Instruments measuring self-esteem and mastery, and affective and confident social support were administered by mail to 1 257 university students. Factor analysis, internal consistency statistics, and correlations with related variables were used to derive abbreviated scales and confirm their validity.¶ Results: Factor analysis and item reduction yielded four brief scales: mastery (4 items), self-esteem (4 items), affective social support (2 items), and problem-solving social support (4 items). All four scales had few missing items and adequate internal consistency (Cronbach's α>0.70). All scores were associated with self-reported general health, and with visits to mental health specialists. Scores of self-esteem and mastery were also associated with physician visits (inversely), and confidence in finishing studies and finding a job. Scores of affective and confident social support correlated with the intensity of social activities and the number of people the respondent could count on.¶ Conclusions: The abbreviated scales retained adequate psychometric properties and may be usefully applied in health research among similar French-speaking populations. Copyright Birkhäuser Verlag Basel, 2002

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  • Patrick A. Bovier & Eric Chamot & Thomas V. Perneger, 2002. "Brief scales for measurement of functional social support and psychological resources in French-speaking adults," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 47(5), pages 298-306, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:47:y:2002:i:5:p:298-306
    DOI: 10.1007/PL00012640
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    1. Drescher, Larissa S. & Hasselbach, Johanna, 2014. "Food Choices under Stress: Considering Internet Usage and Social Support," 2014 AAEA/EAAE/CAES Joint Symposium: Social Networks, Social Media and the Economics of Food, May 29-30, 2014, Montreal, Canada 166097, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

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