The Use of the Social Support Behaviors Scale With Adolescents

Bibliographic Data

ID12386336
AuthorsJacqueline Corcoran (0000-0003-3565-6061, The University of Texas at Arlington, corresponding author), C Franklin (0000-0003-3777-3077, The University of Texas at Austin), Patricia Bennett (Austin, Texas)
Year1998
Volume8
Issue3
Pages302-314
Publication date1998-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueResearch on Social Work Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7315 • E-ISSN: 1552-7581
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/104973159800800304
OpenAlexW2068132356
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited21

The psychometric properties of a multidimensional measure of social support, Vaux's Social Support Behaviors Scale (SS-B), were evaluated. The SS-B is represented by subscales describ ing 5 central categories of supportive behaviors (Emotional, Socializing, Practical, Financial, and Advice/Guidance), assessed for both friends and family. The SS-B was administered to a low socioeconomic status, mixed-race (19% Anglo, 37% African American, and 40% Hispanic) sample of adolescents (N = 105) who were attending pregnancy prevention programs A trend toward high scores, low variance, and few differences between pregnant/parenting and nonpreg nant/parenting teens were found on subscale scores. Factor analyses on separate subscales showed loadings more consistently for "family" than "friends." Overall results of psychometric analysis indicate that the scale needs further work to more accurately assess the salient behavioral dimensions of social support for samples from varying racial and socioeconomic backgrounds

Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Population · Scale (ratio · Social support · Socioeconomic status · 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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