%0 Journal Article
%T Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support Within Hispanic College Students
%A Abdulkadir Haktanir
%A Ajitha Kumaran
%A Ashley M. Streeter
%A Hulya Ermis-Demirtas
%A Joshua C. Watson
%A Mehmet A. Karaman
%A Paula Freeman
%J Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
%@ 1552-6364
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0739986318790733
%X The purpose of the current study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) within a sample of Hispanic college students. The sample of 223 Hispanic or Latino/a college students consisting of 142 women (65%) and 79 men (35%) was recruited from a Hispanic serving institution in the southern United States. The results of factor analysis confirmed the three-subscale structure of the MSPSS: family, friend, and a significant other
%K Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support
%K Hispanic students
%K social support
%K confirmatory factor analysis
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0739986318790733