I would have thought that if you could support your use if this scale in your thesis, then this explanation would be adequate. Do you have an academic supervisor who could advise you? He / she may know the preferences of those who will be marking your thesis.

But I did not know of this scale, so looked it up on Google. I didn't follow any of these links, but just noticed that they were recent and the majority were 2020, although I didn't look at how much they had used this scale, or if they had only referenced it. But their use (or just a reference) may be informative:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?ei=dZPYX4TyOqyk1fAPpZ2gsA8&q=social+support+scale+of+Zimat+researchgate&oq=social+support+scale+of+Zimat+researchgate&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQDDoFCCEQoAE6BwghEAoQoAE6BgghEAoQFVCjoARYwscEYPPYBGgBcAB4AIAB5QGIAaoNkgEGMS4xMi4xmAEAoAEBoAECqgEHZ3dzLXdperABAMABAQ&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwjEgMuA58_tAhUsUhUIHaUOCPYQ4dUDCA0

If you don't get many responses, you could look at these ResearchGate links and maybe see if you could discuss your question with RG members who are the authors, either on RG, or if they did not respond, at their academic base.

Good luck with your thesis.

Mary C R Wilson Thank you for your response, It’s helped me and I will follow the links

I am really appreciate it

yes, you can use this scale for a few reasons. It is a short scale contains 12 items, it assesses the three type of social support. Moreover, it is a widely used scale globally to measure perceived social support.

Naeem Aslam Thank you, Doctor.

Your answer is very helpful to me

I really appreciate it