Objective: to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Social Support Satisfaction Scale
in people with schizophrenia.
Methods: psychometric study, with a convenience sample, consisting of 282 people diagnosed
with schizophrenia. The psychometric properties: validity (construct, criterion)
and reliability (Cronbach's α) of the Social Support Satisfaction Scale in people with schizophrenia
were evaluated. WHOQOL-Bref was used for criterion validity.
Results: the Social Support Satisfaction Scale presented four distinct dimensions of satisfaction
with friends (α=0.88), satisfaction with family (α=0.89), intimacy (α=0.72) and social
activities (α=0.77), being associated with health-related quality of life.
Conclusions: the scale of satisfaction with social support has similar psychometric properties
to the original, being valid and reliable when applied in people with schizophrenia.
Thus, it is valid for use in this population both in the clinical context and research
