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Table 2 Participants’ scores at all three time points and the reliability of each scale in the current study

From: Association between social support for mothers of patients with eating disorders and mothers’ active listening attitude: a cohort study

   

T1

 

T2

 

T3

 

Scale

Cronbach's α

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Active listening attitude

ALAS

0.86

35.8 (7.1)

71

36.8 (6.6)

65

37.1 (7.3)

63

Social support

SPS-10

0.89

31.1 (4.6)

72

31 (5.7)

66

39.5 (10.4)

64

Loneliness

ULS

0.90

38.5 (9.2)

69

38.1 (9.6)

58

38.7 (10.0)

63

Self-efficacy

GSES

0.80

7.2 (3.8)

72

7.8 (3.7)

65

7.8 (3.9)

65

Depressive symptoms

BDI-II

0.92

14.1 (9.7)

72

12 (9.6)

64

11.3 (9.2)

65

Mental health

K6

0.86

6.9 (4.2)

71

6.1 (4.3)

66

5.9 (4.5)

64

  1. T1 Baseline, T2 9 months, and T3 18 months, ALAS Active Listening Attitude Scale, SPS-10 The Social Provision Scale-10 item, ULS University of California, Los Angeles Loneliness Scale, GSES General Self-Efficacy Scale, BDI-II Beck Depression Inventory, K6 Kessler Psychological Distress Scale