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The present study aims to assess psychosocial problems in visually impaired individuals by developing a
psychometric scale. In the first phase of scale development, a 41-item pool was generated by 35 visually impaired
individuals that depicted the types of psychosocial problems they experienced. In the second phase, 10 experts
validated this pool of items converting it to a rating scale rendered in Braille (Urdu). After a pilot study to
establish clarity of the items, the final phase of the study sampled 559(Men 61% and Women 39%) students who
were either congenitally (76%) visually impaired or had acquired the condition (24%). The age of the participants
ranged from 16-28 (M = 20.34, SD = 3.48) years, and were presented the Psychosocial Problem Scale for Visually
Impaired (PSP-VI), Multi-Dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and a demographic form. A
three-factor model was extracted for PSP-VI through exploratory factor analysis comprising, Opportunities in
Daily Living, Social Discrimination and Self-Concept, and a confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the model
with moderate fit indices. The PSP-VI had satisfactory reliability and validity. The use of scale is for research
and clinical insights for visually impaired individuals in Pakistan
Safia Sultana, Sadia Saleem, Zahid Mahmood. (2020) Development and Validation of Psychosocial Scale for Students with Visual Impairment, Pakistan Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, Volume-18, Issue-2.
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