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The relationship between perceived social support and maladjustment for students at risk
Author(s) -
Demaray Michelle Kilpatrick,
Malecki Christine Kerres
Publication year - 2002
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/pits.10018
Subject(s) - psychology , social support , personality , developmental psychology , scale (ratio) , interpersonal relationship , interpersonal communication , sample (material) , clinical psychology , social psychology , physics , quantum mechanics , chemistry , chromatography
This study examines the relationship between adolescents' ( N = 125) perceived social support and self‐reported (mal)adjustment indicators in a sample of predominantly at risk: Hispanic students in an urban middle school. The instruments used to collect data were the Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale (Malecki, Demaray, & Elliott, 2000) and the Behavior Assessment System for Children, Self Report of Personality (Reynolds & Kamphaus, 1998). Results indicated significant relationships in the expected direction between overall social support and clinical and school (mal)adjustment indicators. Parent and classmate support were most strongly related to clinical and interpersonal indicators whereas parent, teacher, and school support were related to school‐related indicators. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.