Open AccessMeta-Analysis Studies: The Relationship between Social Support and Psychological Well-Being among Adolescents in Indonesia
Author(s) -
Karisma P. Diyana,
Ratna Jatnika
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
european journal of humanities and social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2736-5522
DOI - 10.24018/ejsocial.2022.2.1.213
Subject(s) - moderation , social support , psychology , meta analysis , psychological well being , positive relationship , empirical research , social psychology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , philosophy , epistemology
Research has begun to explore the relationship between social support and psychological well-being among adolescents, but the overall relationship remains unclear. This meta-analytical study aims to explore: (1) the overall relationship between social support and psychological well-being, and (2) the moderating variable effect of the relationship between social support and modified psychological well- being. Eleven journals were collected using the PRISMA method and analyzed using Jamovi application for meta-analysis. The results found an overall positive effect with high heterogeneity for the relationshipp between social support and psychological well-being among adolescents. The effect sizes of the 11 empirical studies ranges from 0 to 1.02. The overall average effect size is medium (r = 0.58). The results also show that the heterogeneity of this relationship is high (82.6%). In addition, analysis of moderator indicated the year of publication, subject characteristics, social support measures, and sources of support social relationships related to social support and psychological well- being. Participant’s age and gender or the research design had no influence on the relationship between social support and psychological well-being. Implications and possible applications of the relationship between social support and psychological well-being among adolescents discussed in this article.