Scale Overview
The Social Support and Hindrance for Intervention Tasks was developed by Alyssa N. Van Denburg, Laura S. Porter, Tamara J. Somers, Francis J. Keefe, Christine Rini (2025). It is designed to measure Social support and hindrance in behavioral pain interventions. The scale is intended for use with Adults undergoing behavioral interventions for chronic pain.
Scale Structure
This instrument consists of 16 items organized into 2 factors/subscales: Support for learning and practicing pain-coping skills, Hindrance to learning and practicing pain-coping skills.
| Factor / Subscale |
Items |
N |
| Support for learning and practicing pain-coping skills |
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 |
9 |
| Hindrance to learning and practicing pain-coping skills |
10,11,12,13,14,15,16 |
7 |
Response Format
Respondents rate each item using a custom response format.
Response anchors: 1 = Disagree strongly, 2 = Disagree, 3 = Disagree a little, 4 = Agree a little, 5 = Agree, 6 = Agree strongly.
Scoring
Items are scored by subscale, with each subscale sum representing a distinct dimension.
Psychometric Properties
Internal Consistency: The scale has demonstrated good to excellent internal consistency with reported Cronbach’s alpha values of Cronbach's alpha ranged from .92 to .97 for the support scale, and .87 to .93 for the hindrance scale..
Administration
The scale is self-administered and typically takes approximately 5 minutes to complete. It can be administered individually or in group settings. No special training is required for administration.