The (ab)sense of a concept of social support in parenting research
A social work perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12571007 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Naomi Geens (Department of Social Welfare Studies Ghent University Ghent Belgium, corresponding author), M Vandenbroeck (0000-0003-1448-1047, Department of Social Welfare Studies Ghent University Ghent Belgium) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 491-500 |
| Publication date | 2012-11-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Child & Family Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-7500 • E-ISSN: 1365-2206 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/cfs.12048 |
| OpenAlex | W2110409462 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 71 |
Social support, as a complex, dynamic and multidimensional concept, has been studied extensively. However, a review of research publications on social support and parenting reveals that social work perspectives on social support are underdeveloped in the S ocial S ciences C itation I ndex. Social support is predominantly studied in relation to parental health, considering social support as a buffer against potential negative outcomes for children. This, in turn, legitimates extensive research on parents ‘at risk’. Specific target groups have been questioned abundantly using social support measures, mainly consisting of self‐reports. We conclude that social support is studied as a predefined concept, lacking conceptualizations that encompass the actual enacted support in relation to the perspectives of both givers and receivers of support. Moreover, the focus on targeted groups ignores the experience of social support in more diverse populations in general services and in everyday life. Issues of reciprocity, diversity and multivocality are central to our appeal for social work perspectives truly encompassing the relational aspect of social support. The question whether, and to what extent, social workers (including practitioners, policy‐makers and researchers) should give attention to this relational aspect is discussed
Appeal · Developmental psychology · Diversity (politics · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Reciprocity (cultural anthropology · Relation (database · Social change · Social competence · Social support · Sociology · Computer Science · Family and Disability Support Research · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
Social processes among mothers in centres for children and parents in three countries
Migrant community resource persons as bricoleurs of family support
The social support in kinship foster care
Engaging on the ‘front line’
What do we know about the social networks of single parents who do not use supportive services
A Phenomenological Exploration of Adoptive Parent Experiences of Support During the Adoption Process
Informal social support in contexts of diversity
Association of caregiver social support with the safety, permanency, and well-being of children in child welfare
Supporting parents by combatting social inequalities in health
It still takes a village
The relationship between social support and parent identity in community playgroups
The Role of Social Support as a Moderator of Housing Instability in Single Mother and Two-Parent Households
Families with young children in times of economic downturn
Family support in practice
Parents’ perspectives of social support and social cohesion in urban contexts of diversity
Maternal and paternal parenting
People just don't look at you the same way”
Life becomes about survival”
Mapping the “good mother” – Meanings and experiences in economically and socially disadvantaged contexts
Social support dimensions predict parental outcomes in a Spanish early intervention program for positive parenting
Social and emotional support and its implication for health
Benchmarking scientific output in the social sciences and humanities
Publication bias in clinical research
Stress, social support and depression in single and married mothers
Social Support and Parenting in Poor, Dangerous Neighborhoods
Social support concepts and measures
The relationship between self‐reported received and perceived social support
Skilled Support Within Intimate Relationships
Social work and parent support in reaction to children's antisocial behaviour
From parental engagement to the engagement of social work services
Family participation in child protection practice
Assessing low-income African-American pre-schoolers' behaviour problems in relationship to community violence, inter-partner conflict, parenting, informal social support and social skills
The relationship between non‐marital fathers' social networks and social capital and father involvement
Independent evaluation of the Triple P Positive Parenting Program in family support service settings
Someone to check in on me
What parents value from formal support services in the context of identified child abuse
His mam, my dad, my girlfriend, loads of people used to bring him up’
Mothers experiencing homelessness
Investigating the nature of formal social support provision for young mothers in a city in the North West of England
Meeting parents’ needs? Discourses of ‘support’ and ‘inclusion’ in family policy
Perceived Constraints and Social Support for Active Leisure Among Mothers With Young Children
The Role of Life Stress and Social Support in the Adjustment of Sexually Victimized Pregnant and Parenting Minority Adolescents
Distinctions between social support concepts, measures, and models
Determinants of Social Support Among Low‐Income Mothers
An Evaluation of Social Support Intervention with Depressed Mothers in Child and Family Care
Evidence-Based Practice in Social Work
Ecological influences on parenting and child development
Social Cohesion
Social Work and Fathers
It's Just Not All Teenage Moms
From Social Ties to Social Capital
E Pluribus Unum
Immigrant mothers crossing borders
The file drawer problem and tolerance for null results
Children's Agency and Educational Norms
Are social relations less health protective in women than in men? Social relations, gender, and cardiovascular health
Social support
Challenges in conceptualizing social support
Creating Networks for Survival and Mobility
Parenting in Context
Informal Networks Social Capital of Fathers
| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2023 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |