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Table 4 Validity testing of Creole and English versions MSPSS and PARS

From: Psychometric properties of the newly translated creole multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) and perceived adequacy of resource scale (PARS) and the relationship between perceived social support and resources in Haitian mothers in the US

 

Time point

English M (SD)

Creole M (SD)

Paired t-value

MSPSS

T1

55.5 (17.2)

56.2 (17.4)

0.70

T2

60.5 (17.5)

60.7 (17.0)

0.45

MSPSS Subscales

Friend

T1

17.6 (6.4)

16.7(6.4)

0.90

T2

18.3 (6.2)

18.2 (5.9)

0.28

Family

T1

19.3(6.2)

19.1 (6.1)

0.23

T2

20.5(5.9)

20.6(5.6)

0.12

Significant Other

T1

20.5 (7.1)

20.7(7.2)

0.58

T2

21.1(6.7)

21.5 (5.8)

0.73

PARS

T1

108.9 (22.5)

103.4 (25.3)

0.84

T2

94.9 (29.4)

94.3 (29.8)

0.83

  1. Note: M (SD) Mean (standard deviation)