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ArticleCurrent psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.)2022

Assessment of perceived support in the context of emergency: Development and validation of the psycho-social support scale.

Anna Panzeri, Ornella Bettinardi, Gioia Bottesi, Giorgio Bertolotti, Luca Brambatti, Michela Monfredo, Giuseppe Mignemi, Giovanni Bruno, Giulio Vidotto, Andrea Spoto and 2 more

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Article in Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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Anna PanzeriDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padua, via Venezia 8, Padua, PD Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5999-858X
Ornella BettinardiDepartment of Mental Health AUSL of Piacenza, Via Anguissola, 15 Piacenza, Italy.
Gioia BottesiDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padua, via Venezia 8, Padua, PD Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8411-8887
Giorgio BertolottiPrimary Care Psychology, Arona, Novara, Italy.
Luca BrambattiHospital Guglielmo da Saliceto, Via Taverna 49, Piacenza, Italy.
Michela MonfredoPrimary Care Department, AUSL of Piacenza, Via Anguissola 15, Piacenza, Italy.
Giuseppe MignemiDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padua, via Venezia 8, Padua, PD Italy.
Giovanni BrunoDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padua, via Venezia 8, Padua, PD Italy.
Giulio VidottoDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padua, via Venezia 8, Padua, PD Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3854-5087
Andrea SpotoDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padua, via Venezia 8, Padua, PD Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7580-544X
Paola FrattolaHospital Guglielmo da Saliceto, Via Taverna 49, Piacenza, Italy.
Silvia ChiesaHospital Guglielmo da Saliceto, Via Taverna 49, Piacenza, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In research and clinical contexts, it is important to briefly evaluate perceived Psychological and Social Support (PSS) to plan psychological interventions and allocate efforts and resources. However, an appropriate brief assessment tool for PSS was lacking. This study aimed at developing a brief and accurate scale to specifically measure PSS in clinical and emergency contexts, with specific, relevant, targeted, and irredundant items. Experienced clinicians developed the perceived Psycho-Social Support Scale (PSSS) and administered it to a clinical sample (N = 112) seeking psychological help during the COVID-19 emergency. A Confirmatory Factor Analysis examined the PSSS internal structure, and a Multiple Indicator and Multiple Causes model investigated its association with the number of sessions and emotional symptoms. The PSSS showed good psychometric properties and the Confirmatory Factor Analysis provided acceptable fit indexes for a unidimensional structure. The Multiple Indicators and Multiple Causes revealed that more sessions and emotional symptoms were associated with lower PSSS scores. The PSSS is a reliable brief tool to measure PS and could be useful to individualize treatments (i.e., number of sessions) to efficiently allocate efforts and resources in clinical contexts and emergencies (e.g., earthquake, COVID-19 pandemic). Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12144-022-03344-z.

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AssessmentClinical psychologyEmergencyPerceived psycho-social supportPsychological interventionPsychology

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PMCPMC9243771

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