Perceived social support and global self-worth in adolescents

• Main Authors: Chua, Yee Chii, Chua, Bee Seok, Agnis Sombuling
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Persatuan Psikologi Malaysia 2017
• Subjects: BF712-724.85 Developmental psychology - Including infant psychology, child psychology, adolescence, adulthood
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30280/1/Perceived%20social%20support%20and%20global%20self-worth%20in%20adolescents%20ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30280/2/Perceived%20social%20support%20and%20global%20self-worth%20in%20adolescents.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30280/; http://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/article/view/257

The current study aimed to examine the importance of perceived social support from parents, peers, and teachers in relation to the adolescent’s global self-worth. A self-report survey was administrated to a total of 100 adolescents in a public high school. Data were collected by using Social Support Scale for Children and Adolescence (SSSCA) and Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents (SPPA). The validity and reliability of questionnaires were verified. The Standard Multiple Regression analysis was conducted to determine the best predictor of global self-worth among adolescents. The results of the analysis indicated that this combination of variables significantly predicted global self-worth, F (3, 96) = 5.97, p < 0.01. Surprisingly, the finding revealed that the peer support makes a significant contribution to the prediction of global self-worth, (β = .322, p < 0.01). While, there were no significant contribution of parent and teacher support towards global self-worth among adolescents. The conclusions and implications in the impact of the social support and the global self-worth were discussed.