A measure for perceived social support for university students: Implication for campus leaders
Social support plays a crucial role in an individual's life. Individuals who experience strong, positive social relationships and feel supported by others tend to report lower levels of anxiety, depression, and psychological stress. Social support may come from family members, friends, and sign...
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| author | Norfaezah Md Khalid Melati Sumari Norsafatul Aznin A. Razak Ahmad Shamsuri Muhamad Hamidah Sulaiman |
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| description | Social support plays a crucial role in an individual's life. Individuals who experience strong, positive social relationships and feel supported by others tend to report lower levels of anxiety, depression, and psychological stress. Social support may come from family members, friends, and significant others in life. Looking at the importance of social support in university students’ lives, there have been a few scales to measure social support, and one of them is the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale, which was developed in a Western country. This study examined the validity of the Malay version of the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale in a sample of 443 Malaysian university students. Results support the high reliability and validity of this scale. Confirmatory factor analysis reported the expected three-factor structure and a high correlation between factors and scales. In addition, internal consistency was good, and correlation analysis with the Satisfaction with Life Scale proved the theoretical relations among the constructs. The findings suggest that MPSS-M is a reliable and valid tool to measure social support among students in higher education institutions. Campus leaders and student affairs professionals may use the scale to identify the source of support among students. Implication for university management is also discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c7ae53700c074136b5fe7b744d97dec22025-08-20T01:58:51ZengUniversitas Negeri YogyakartaCakrawala Pendidikan: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan0216-13702442-86202024-09-0143310.21831/cp.v43i3.5956920460A measure for perceived social support for university students: Implication for campus leadersNorfaezah Md Khalid0Melati Sumari1Norsafatul Aznin A. Razak2Ahmad Shamsuri Muhamad3Hamidah Sulaiman4University of MalayaUniversity of MalayaUniversity of MalayaUniversity of MalayaUniversity of MalayaSocial support plays a crucial role in an individual's life. Individuals who experience strong, positive social relationships and feel supported by others tend to report lower levels of anxiety, depression, and psychological stress. Social support may come from family members, friends, and significant others in life. Looking at the importance of social support in university students’ lives, there have been a few scales to measure social support, and one of them is the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale, which was developed in a Western country. This study examined the validity of the Malay version of the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale in a sample of 443 Malaysian university students. Results support the high reliability and validity of this scale. Confirmatory factor analysis reported the expected three-factor structure and a high correlation between factors and scales. In addition, internal consistency was good, and correlation analysis with the Satisfaction with Life Scale proved the theoretical relations among the constructs. The findings suggest that MPSS-M is a reliable and valid tool to measure social support among students in higher education institutions. Campus leaders and student affairs professionals may use the scale to identify the source of support among students. Implication for university management is also discussed.http://journal.uny.ac.id/index.php/cp/article/view/59569higher educationmalaymultidimensional scale of perceived social supportsocial supporta university studenteducators |
| spellingShingle | Norfaezah Md Khalid Melati Sumari Norsafatul Aznin A. Razak Ahmad Shamsuri Muhamad Hamidah Sulaiman A measure for perceived social support for university students: Implication for campus leaders Cakrawala Pendidikan: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan higher education malay multidimensional scale of perceived social support social support a university student educators |
| title | A measure for perceived social support for university students: Implication for campus leaders |
| title_full | A measure for perceived social support for university students: Implication for campus leaders |
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| title_short | A measure for perceived social support for university students: Implication for campus leaders |
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