Finding Factors and Reliability of Ribeiro's Satisfaction of Social Support Scale in Mothers

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khadijeh Abolmaali ¹ , Fatemeh Fghhie ²

1 - . دانشیار دانشکده روان شناسی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی- واحد رودهن
2 - دانشجوی دکتری روانشناسی، دانشگاه لیسبون

Received: 2017-06-10 Accepted : 2017-06-10 Published : 2016-11-21

Keywords: Reliability, Key words: Findings factors, Satisfaction of social protection,

Abstract :

Abstract: Aims: The purpose of this study was to find factors and obtain reliability of The Ribeiro's Satisfaction with Social Support Scale in mothers referred to health centers in Tehran in 1394. Materials and Methods: Five hundred women were selected randomly via multi-period method and completed The Ribeiro's satisfaction of social support scale. Results: Exploratory factor analysis with principal components analysis identified four factors for satisfaction with social support: Satisfaction with friends (with 4items), satisfaction with family / intimacy (with 6 items), perceived social support of friends (with  2 items) and the satisfac- tion of the community (with 2 items). The contribution of each factor identified in the total variance was 33.74, 19.395, 12.638, and 7.836respectively. The components of internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha coefficient  was equal to 0.953, 0.843, 0.888, 0.648 respectively, which represented an acceptable internal consistency of extracted factors. Conclusion This scale was made for measuring of satisfaction with social support in women. It is recommended that psychologists and counselors can use this scale for measuring the satisfaction with social support in women.   Key words: Findings factors, Reliability, Satisfaction of social protection