Erin L. Merz|Scott C. Roesch|Vanessa L. Malcarne|Frank J. Penedo|María M. Llabre|Orit B. Weitzman|Elena L. Navas-Nacher|Krista M. Perreira|Franklyn Gonzalez|Liliana Angélica Ponguta|Timothy P. Johnson|Linda C. Gallo
Validation of Interpersonal Support Evaluation List-12 (ISEL-12) scores among English- and Spanish-speaking Hispanics/Latinos from the HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study.
San Diego State University|University of California, San Diego|University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Illinois at Chicago|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Albert Einstein College of Medicine|University of Illinois at Chicago
interpersonal support evaluation list12 isel12 cohen mermelstein kamarck hoberman 1985 broadly employed shortform measure traditional isel measures functional ie perceived social support isel12 scored summing items create overall social support score three subscale scores representing appraisal belonging tangible social support also proposed despite extensive use studies psychometric properties isel12 scores limited particularly among hispanicslatinos largest fastest growing ethnic group united states current study investigated reliability structural convergent validity isel12 scores using data 5313 hispanicslatinos participated hispanic community health studystudy latinos sociocultural ancillary study participants completed measures english spanish identified ancestry dominican central american cuban mexican puerto rican south american cronbachs alphas suggested adequate internal consistency total score languages ancestry groups coefficients subscale scores acceptable confirmatory factor analyses revealed onefactor threefactor models fit data equally well results multigroup confirmatory factor analyses supported similar onefactor structure equivalent response patterns variances language groups ancestry groups convergent validity analyses suggested total social support score related scores social network integration life engagement perceived stress negative affect depression anxiety expected directions