Translation and Initial Validation of the Chinese (Cantonese) Brief 2-Way Social Support Scale for Use in People with Chronic Stroke

Table 3

Internal consistency of the Brief 2-Way SSS-C.

Item no.	Item	Corrected item-total correlation	Cronbach’s alpha if item is deleted
Receiving emotion support: 0.88
6	There is someone in my life I can get emotional support from	0.74	0.85
9	When I am feeling down, there is someone I can lean on	0.82	0.78
10	There is at least one person that I can share most things with	0.75	0.75
Giving emotion support: 0.85
3	People confide in me when they have problems	0.83	0.68
5	I give others a sense of comfort in times of need	0.68	0.82
7	People close to me tell me their fears and worries	0.66	0.84
Receiving instrumental support: 0.87
1	If stranded somewhere there is someone who would get me	0.74	0.84
11	I have someone to help me if I am physically unwell	0.76	0.82
12	There is someone who can help me fulfil my responsibilities when I am unable	0.78	0.80
Giving instrumental support: 0.74
2	I help others when they are too busy to get everything done	0.55	0.66
4	I am a person others turn to for help with tasks	0.61	0.58
8	I have helped someone with their responsibilities when they were unable to fulfil them	0.52	0.69