Perceived social support and global self-worth in adolescents
This study aims to determine whether adolescents’ global self-worth can be predicted through perceived social support from the parents, peers, and teachers. A self-report survey was administrated to a group of adolescents (N=100) with age ranging from 13 to 18 years; selected using the purposive...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2017
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20766/1/257-985-1-PB.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20766/ https://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/issue/view/27 |
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| Summary: | This study aims to determine whether adolescents’ global self-worth can be predicted through perceived
social support from the parents, peers, and teachers. A self-report survey was administrated to a group
of adolescents (N=100) with age ranging from 13 to 18 years; selected using the purposive sampling
technique. Two scales were used for data collection: the Social Support Scale for Children and Adolescent (SSSCA) and Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents (SPPA), developed by Harter (2012). Multiple Regressions predicting adolescents’ global self-worth from perceived social support (parents, peers
and teachers) were conducted. The results indicated that the combination of perceived social support
significantly predicted the adolescents’ global self-worth, F (3, 96) = 5.97, p < 0.01. Surprisingly, the
finding revealed that increased social support from peers predicted improved global self-worth, (β =
.322, p < 0.01), whilst there was no significant contribution from the parents and teachers support
towards global self-worth among adolescents. Results are discussed with respect to potential mechanisms through which social support and global self-worth may operate. The implications of the study
and recommendation for future research are presented. |
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