Mexican Validation of the MOS Questionnaire on Perceived Social Support in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Published in: Suma psicologica Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 100 - 109
• Main Authors: del Carpio Ovando, Perla Shiomara, Robles Estrada, Erika, Quintero Hernández, Yazmín, Gallegos, Miguel, Gago Galvagno, Lucas G., Caycho-Rodríguez, Tomás, Vilca, Lindsey W., Martino, Pablo, Cervigni, Mauricio, Razumovskiy, Anastasia, Portillo, Nelson
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 30.09.2022
• Subjects: Análisis factorial confirmatorio; apoyo social percibido; confiabilidad; Confirmatory factor analysis; COVID; fit indices; goodness; MOS; perceived social support; reliability; índices de bondad de ajuste
• ISSN: 0121-4381; 2145-9797
• DOI: 10.14349/sumapsi.2022.v29.n2.2

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a very negative impact on people’s overall mental health and psychosocial well-being, but the study of available social support to cope with such an adverse situation has received hardly any attention. Objective: To examine the psychometric properties of the MOS Perceived Social Support Questionnaire among the Mexican population in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: Non-experimental cross-sectional study. A sociodemographic questionnaire and the Medical Outcomes Study were applied in a non-probabilistic sample. A total of 898 people from different regions in Mexico, 258 males and 640 females, participated in the study in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: The analysis yielded a bi-factor model with two factors, Emotional/informational support and Tangible support, with satisfactory goodness of fit indices. Reliability was adequate with a high hierarchical omega coefficient, as well as in the factors. Likewise, the H coefficient was adequate in the general factor and its dimensions. Conclusions: Results showed that the scale is a valid and reliable measure of perceived social support among the Mexican population.