Title of article :
PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE MALAY VERSION OF THE INVENTORY OF SOCIALLY SUPPORTIVE BEHAVIOUR (ISSB)
Author/Authors :
Yusoff, Nasir Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus - School of Medical Science - Department of Neurosciences, Malaysia , Yun, Low Wah university of malaya - Faculty of Medicine - Medical Education and Research Development Unit, Malaysia , Har, Yip Cheng FacMed UM - Department of Surgery, Malaysia
Abstract :
This study validates The Malay Version of The Inventory of Socially Supportive Behaviour. Methods: The psychometric properties of the ISSB - Mal ay Version were examined on s ixty - e ight women who were Malay native speakers and diagnosed with breast cancer . Respondents answered the questionnaire at three weeks and ten weeks following surgery for breast cancer. Results: The Malay Version of ISSB sho wed excellen t i nternal consi stenc y (Cronbach’s alpha= 0.96 ) . Test - retest Intraclass Corre lation Coefficient (ICC) was 0.03. Small mean differences were observed at test - retest measurement with Effect Size Index 0.18. Conclusion: The Malay Version of the ISSB could be an appropriate tool to measure the supportive behavior of the Malaysian population
Keywords :
Social Support , Malay , Inventory of Socially Supportive Behaviour , Validation , Psychometr
Journal title :
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
Journal title :
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
