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SAGE Publications, Journal of Health Psychology, p. 135910531770096

DOI: 10.1177/1359105317700968

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The Berlin Social Support Scales: Validation of the Received Support Scale in a Canadian sample of patients affected by melanoma

Journal article published in 2017 by Julia DiMillo, Nathan C. Hall, Hélène Ezer, Ralf Schwarzer ORCID, Annett Körner
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Received Support Scale of the Berlin Social Support Scales in a Canadian sample of English and French language melanoma patients ( N = 137). Participants received a skin self-examination education and completed self-report questionnaires. Exploratory factor analyses, reliability analyses, and independent samples t-tests were conducted. Findings support the unidimensionality of the Received Support Scale of the Berlin Social Support Scales. The psychometric similarities of the French and English versions of the scale, its strong internal consistency, as well as its convergent and discriminant validity support the use of the Received Support Scale of the Berlin Social Support Scales in patients with melanoma.