Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Online Social Support Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to develop a Japanese version and a shortened version of the Online Social Support Scale and test their reliability and validity.

Method

A 40-item scale was developed with the permission of the original developer to measure online and other social support, depressive symptoms, and self-esteem. Study participants were recruited online using snowball sampling. Internal and test-retest reliability were tested; confirmatory factor analysis was used to test for structural validity, and correlation analysis was used to test for convergent validity. A follow-up survey was conducted 2 weeks later to examine the test-retest reliability of the scale. A shortened 12-item version was also developed and tested.

Result

A total of 288 people participated i

SUBMITTER: Ogawa S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12738526 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature