(Revised) Thai version of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (r- Thai MSPSS)

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     MSPSS was originally developed by Prof. George Zimet. A Thai version was developed by Drs. Tinakon and Nahathai Wongpakaran. The revised version was modified, and has tested for its psychometrics in both clinical and non-clinical samples. This revised version gave better psychometrics to be used with Thai people.

     The revised Thai version is not the revised MSPSS, but the revised version of the Thai MSPSS (Wongpakaran T & Wongpakaran, 2011.) that Drs. Wongpakaran developed. To get the revised scale, please contact Dr. Wongpakaran by email: nahathai.wongpakaran@cmu.ac.th   

     The researchers are advised to contact Prof. Zimet for his permission to use the original version.

     To study its psychometrics of r-Thai MSPSS, pls check this paper out: 

    Wongpakaran N, Wongpakaran T. A revised version of the Thai Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Span J Psychol 2012;15(3):1503-9.

     The audience may study the psychometrics of the previous Thai MSPSS developed by Drs. Wongpakaran (2011) here:

     Wongpakaran T, Wongpakaran N. Ruktrakul R. Reliability and validity of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS): Thai version. Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2011;7:161-6. [Full-text] to understand why they had to modify the scale.

     Factor analysis of the scale used among older people can be studied here--> Wongpakaran T, Wongpakaran N, Sirirak T, Arunpongpaisal S, Zimet G. Confirmatory factor analysis of the Revised Thai Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) among the elderly with depression. Aging Ment Health. 2018;22(9):1149-1154. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2017.1339778. 

(Update 10 February 2024)