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Social support provisions as differential predictors of adaptive outcomes in young adolescents
Author(s) -
Warren Jared S.,
Jackson Yo,
Sifers Sarah K.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.20273
Subject(s) - hopefulness , alliance , psychology , social support , developmental psychology , adaptive behavior , differential treatment , differential (mechanical device) , adaptive functioning , adaptive behaviour , relation (database) , social psychology , political science , computer science , engineering , database , international trade , law , business , aerospace engineering
Social support provisions were examined in relation to negative life events, adaptive skills, hope, and grade point average in a sample of 103 inner‐city youth (ages 11–14). Analyses focused on seven support provisions: social integration, attachment, guidance and information, reliable alliance, reassurance of worth, nurturance, and instrumental support. For boys, the provision of guidance and information was most strongly related to adaptive skills and grade point average, whereas attachment and reassurance of worth were the strongest predictors of hopefulness. The relation between support provisions and outcomes was less pronounced in the girls. Results underscore the multidimensional nature of social support and emphasize the differential ways in which support networks and their underlying dimensions relate to adaptive outcomes in young adolescents. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.