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Adolescents' ratings of perceived social support and its importance: Validation of the student social support scale
Author(s) -
Elliott Stephen N.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6807(199911)36:6<473::aid-pits3>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - psychology , rating scale , scale (ratio) , social support , developmental psychology , social skills , test validity , social psychology , psychometrics , physics , quantum mechanics
This study investigated the measurement of social support for adolescents using the Student Social Support Scale (SSSS). A sample of 198 students in grades 7 through 12 completed the SSSS and either the Student Self‐Concept Scale or the Social Skills Rating System . The results provided evidence that the SSSS is a four‐factor scale (Parent, Teacher, Classmate, and Close Friend). Analyses also indicated that: (a) the SSSS is highly reliable and moderately stable; (b) social support differed by developmental/age groups and by sex; and (c) relationships exist among social support, self‐concept, and social behavior. It was concluded that the SSSS is a promising measure of students' perceived social support for use in both research and practice with children and adolescents. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.