Social support in high-risk adolescents: structural components and adaptive impact.
Am J Community Psychol
; 10(4): 417-28, 1982 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-7137129
This study examines the structure of social support and its relationship to adjustment for adolescents from high-stress lower socioeconomic class inner-city backgrounds. An attempt is made to (a) identify meaningful dimensions of perceived social support for this population; (b) examine the degree to which the perceived helpfulness of each source of support varied as a function of age, sex, and ethnic background; and (c) determine the relationship between the dimensions of social support, personal characteristics of the adolescent, and indices of personal and academic adjustment. Factor analyses reveal three distinct support dimensions: Family, Formal, and Informal Support. Multivariate and univariate analyses of variance show differences in the perceived helpfulness of the support dimensions as a function of the adolescent's age, sex, and ethnic background as well as in the relationship of each source of support to the adjustment indices. Implications of the findings for elaborating the impact of social support on coping efforts are discussed.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Medio Social
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Apoyo Social
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Adaptación Psicológica
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Delincuencia Juvenil
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Community Psychol
Año:
1982
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido