Instrument details

Instrument Title

PSS: Perceived Social Support

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Source Article

Hudson AL, Lee KA, Miramontes H, Portillo CJ. Social interactions, perceived support, and level of distress in HIV-positive women. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2001;12:68-76.

Response Options

Likert scale ranging from (1) Never true to (5) Almost always true

Survey Items

1 factor (5 items)

Internal Reliability

Cronbach’s α= .72

Validity

Content Validity Reported

Google Scholar

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Terms Of Use

Individuals may use this information for research or educational purposes only and may not use this information for commercial purposes. When using this instrument, please cite:

Hudson AL, Lee KA, Miramontes H, Portillo CJ. Social interactions, perceived support, and level of distress in HIV-positive women. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2001;12:68-76.

When presenting results using any survey information you obtained from the SABI, please acknowledge the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), an NIH funded program P30 AI50410.