Home|Journals|Articles by Year|Audio Abstracts
 

Original Research

RMJ. 2020; 45(3): 582-585


Measurement of adolescent’s social support: A study on translation and validation of CAS-9

Aasma Munir, Jamil Ahmed Malik, Samar Fahad.




Abstract

Objective: To determine the external validity of a social supportresearch instrument translates and validate on a sample of Pakistani adolescents.

Methodology:The Spanish originated “Cuestionario de Apoyo Social” (CAS) was translated in Urdu language and construct validity of the instrument was tested by using Confirmatory factor analysis. The study included a total of 706 adolescents.
Results: Results showed good fit for both three and four factor models yet the four factors model is preferred due to the additional information regarding satisfaction over perceived support. Additionally, the fourth factor also even with its only two items has very good internal consistency i.e., α = .81.
Conclusion: The availability of Social Support Scale in Urdu language is expected to facilitate the assessment of various dimensions of social support of adolescents in Pakistan population.
Keywords: Social support, adolescents, validation.

Key words: Social support, adolescents, validation.






Full-text options


Share this Article


Online Article Submission
• ejmanager.com




ejPort - eJManager.com
Refer & Earn
JournalList
About BiblioMed
License Information
Terms & Conditions
Privacy Policy
Contact Us

The articles in Bibliomed are open access articles licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.