Assessing Chinese adolescents' social support: the multidimensional scale of perceived social support

The psychometric and factor-analytic properties of the Chinese version of t he Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS-C) were invest igated in a Hong Kong Chinese adolescent sample. Two factors were extracted from this sample and they are Friend and Family subscales. The reliability , concurrent validity, and construct validity of the MSPSS-C were also esta blished. The MSPSS-C demonstrated excellent internal consistency including the two subscales. In terms of construct validity, the MSPSS-C correlated n egatively with depression and anxiety assessed by the General Health Questi onnaire. The concurrent validity of the MSPSS-C was demonstrated by the pos itive association between the MSPSS-C and the Lubben Social Network Scale. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.