Youth Perceived Social Support and Symptom Distress
A Random-Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10920832 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eline M Meuleman (0000-0002-9118-6773, Radboud University Nijmegen, corresponding author), William M van der Veld (0000-0002-5121-2340, Radboud University Nijmegen), Odilia M Laceulle (0000-0002-4305-512X, Utrecht University), Paul T van der Heijden (0000-0003-3245-1917, Radboud University Nijmegen), Maaike Verhagen (0000-0001-8816-8809, Radboud University Nijmegen), Elisa van Ee (0000-0002-8434-2029, Radboud University Nijmegen) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 117-129 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Youth and Adolescence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2891 • E-ISSN: 1573-6601 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10964-023-01859-7 |
| PMID | 37714995 |
| OpenAlex | W4386767388 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 49 |
Although social support and mental health associations have been extensively investigated, their reciprocal relations in vulnerable youth remain understudied. This study investigated the relations between perceived social support and symptom distress over time whilst differentiating between support from caregivers and significant others. The sample included 257 youth (79% self-identified women , M age = 19.2, SD = 2.5) who were receiving mental health treatment. Using a Random-Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model, results revealed no significant concurrent associations, between-person effects, or cross-lagged effects. The autoregressive effects suggested that perceived social support from caregivers was relatively stable over time, while symptom distress and support from a significant other were not. In all, this study challenged the validity of the social causation and social erosion models in the context of perceived social support and symptom distress among vulnerable youth, revealing an absence of significant reciprocal associations. The stable nature of perceived social support from caregivers compared to support from significant others was highlighted. The study design, hypotheses, and target analyses were preregistered under https://osf.io/f4qpg
Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Distress · Health psychology · Mental distress · Mental health · Panel analysis · Panel data · Psychiatry · Public health · Social environment · Social support · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Health disparities and outcomes · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 3 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |