UCLA-SSI: The UCLA Social Support Inventory
Schwarzer, R., Dunkel-Schetter, C., & Kemeny, M. (1994). The multidimensional nature of received social support in gay men at risk of HIV infection and AIDS. American Journal of Community Psychology, 22(3), 319-339.
The satisfaction items were arranged as 7-point Likert scales ranging from very dissatisfied (1) to very satisfied (7). All other items were 5-point Likert scales including never, rarely, sometimes, often, and very often.
Scales measuring types of support (advice, assistance, reassurance, listening) and sources of support (friends, relatives, partners, groups)
Cronbach’s α= 0.77 (Wave 1), 0.80 (Wave 2), average r = 0.47 (0.39-0.56)
Convergent Validity, Discriminant Validity, and Factor Structure were reported
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Schwarzer, R., Dunkel-Schetter, C., & Kemeny, M. (1994). The multidimensional nature of received social support in gay men at risk of HIV infection and AIDS. American Journal of Community Psychology, 22(3), 319-339.
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.