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The PRQ--a social support measure

P A Brandt, C Weinert

    Nursing Research
    |September 1, 1981
    PubMed
    Summary

    The Personal Resource Questionnaire (PRQ) effectively measures social support in caregivers. This tool demonstrated good reliability and validity for research use, particularly for spouses of individuals with multiple sclerosis.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Social Sciences
    • Health Sciences

    Background:

    • Social support is crucial for individuals facing chronic illness.
    • Caregivers, such as spouses of those with multiple sclerosis, often experience unique psychosocial challenges.
    • Assessing social support accurately is vital for understanding caregiver well-being.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce and evaluate the Personal Resource Questionnaire (PRQ) as a measure of social support.
    • To assess the reliability and validity of the PRQ in a population of caregivers.
    • To explore the multidimensional nature of social support.

    Main Methods:

    • The Personal Resource Questionnaire (PRQ), a two-part social support measure, was utilized.
    • The PRQ was administered to 149 spouses of individuals with multiple sclerosis.
    • Content, face validity, and internal consistency reliability (alpha = .89 for Part 2) were assessed.

    Main Results:

    • The PRQ Part 2 demonstrated strong internal consistency reliability.
    • Subscales (intimacy, social integration, worth, assistance, nurturance) showed expected intercorrelations, indicating distinct yet related dimensions of social support.
    • Modest predictive validity coefficients were obtained.

    Conclusions:

    • The Personal Resource Questionnaire (PRQ) is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring social support in research settings.
    • The PRQ effectively captures multidimensional aspects of social support, including relational dimensions.
    • Further development is planned to gather additional construct validity and test-retest reliability data.

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