01392nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653002900118653001400147653001700161653001100178100001900189700001900208245008800227300001200315490000600327520082500333022001401158020001401172       2002                            d  c07/2002bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aPerceived Social Support10aHostility10aCoping Style10aHealth1 aÓscar Landeta1 aEsther Calvete00aAdaptation and validation of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support  a173-1820 v83 aThe Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support is a questionnaire developed to measure people’s levels of perceived social support related to three different sources: family, friends and significant others. Previous studies, employing different samples, indicated that it was a psychometrically sound instrument. The current study attempted to extend the initial results using a Spanish sample of 803 students. The results confirmed the good psychometric properties of the Spanish version of this scale . In addition, it was studied the relationship between perceived social support, hostility and coping style, refereed to social support seeking. Results showed a direct relationship between perceived social support and coping style and an inverse relationship between hostility and perceived social support.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437