Patterns of Social Support in the Middle Childhood to Early Adolescent Transition
Implications for Adjustment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12686161 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary J Levitt (Florida International University, corresponding author), Jerome Levitt (Miami-Dade County Public Schools), Gastón L Bustos (Florida International University), Noel A Crooks (Florida International University), Jennifer D Santos (Florida International University), Paige Telan (Florida International University), Jennifer Hodgetts (Florida International University), Avidan Milevsky (0000-0002-4791-9714, Kutztown University) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 398-420 |
| Publication date | 2005-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1467-9507 • E-ISSN: 0961-205X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2005.00308.x |
| OpenAlex | W2005137828 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 39 |
| References cited | 37 |
Children's social networks often include close family members, extended family members, and friends, but little is known about interindividual differences in the patterning of support from these sources. In this study, we used person‐oriented analyses to differentiate patterns of support for children undergoing the transition to adolescence. Social network and adjustment data were collected for an ethnically diverse sample of 691 fourth‐ and sixth‐grade children, with a two‐year follow‐up. Cluster analyses identified one pattern of support from both close family members and friends, a second pattern of support from both close and extended family members, and a third pattern of support primarily from close family members alone. Participants receiving support from close family in combination with either extended family or friends were better adjusted than were those without multiple support resources. The results suggest that a meaningful typology of children's social networks can be developed
Cluster (spacecraft · Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Ethnically diverse · Family support · Geography · Social support · Typology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Medicine · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Social Psychology
Social Relations in Childhood and Adolescence
Pathways from Acculturation Stress to Negative Friend Associations Among Latino Adolescents
Convoys of Social Relations
Insights on student-centred and knowledge-centred teaching
Beyond the Nuclear Family
Examining Functional Solidarity in Families With the Social Relations Model
Religiosity and social support
Social support as a factor of well-being in childhood and adolescence
Mental health and social trust
Role of Social Support in the Relationship Between Career Self-Efficacy and Psychological Distress Among Young People During the Covid-19 Pandemic
An examination of family and social support networks as a function of ethnicity and gender
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The Cycle of Sibling Bullying’
Deflected Pathways
Direct and Moderating Effects of Social Affordances on School Involvement and Delinquency Among Young Adolescents
The Role of Extended Family in Teen Sexual Health
Who helps whom? Investigating the development of adolescent prosocial relationships
Parental worry, family-based disaster education and children’s internalizing and externalizing problems during the Covid-19 pandemic
Young internal migrants’ major health issues and health seeking barriers in Shanghai, China
Re-Examination of the Psychometric Characteristics of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support Among Turkish University Students
How Mentor Support Interacts With Mother and Teacher Support in Predicting Youth Academic Adjustment
The impact of parental, peer and school attachment on the psychological well-being of early adolescents in Thailand
Disadvantaged Youths’ Subjective Well-Being
The Differential Effects of Perceived Social Support on Adolescent Hope
Comparing Sexuality Communication Among Offspring of Teen Parents and Adult Parents
Grandparent support and mental and behavioural health in middle childhood
Young, low-income mothers’ social relationships and involvement in doula home visiting services
Voices of former foster youth
Youth Connections Scale-Child Version pilot study
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Parents and peers as providers of support in adolescents' social network
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The Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Adolescent Depression
Effects of parenting style and involvement in sibling conflict on adolescent sibling relationships
Adolescent loneliness and social anxiety
Evaluation of Peer Comforting Strategies by Children and Adolescents
Extending families
Studying individual Development in An interindividual Context
Cluster Analysis
Critical levels of perceived social support associated with student adjustment.
Carving personality description at its joints
Peer Interactions, Relationships, and Groups
The relational self
Social Support Networks and School Outcomes
Social Network Type and Morale in Old Age
Loneliness in Children
A Re-Examination of the Infant Social World
Social Networks and Social Support in Childhood and Adolescence
Loneliness and Peer Relations in Young Children
Personality–Relationship Transaction in Adolescence
The Social Ecology of Early Childhood
Transition From Home to College Dormitory
Academic Functioning and Mental Health in Adolescence
The transition from middle childhood to early adolescence
Extended Family Members and Unrelated Adults in the Lives of Young Adolescents
Children's perceptions of the personal relationships in their social networks
Effect of script knowledge on preschool children's communicative interactions
Convoys of social support in childhood and early adolescence
Ethnic differences in adolescent achievement
Support by Parents, Classmates, Friends and Siblings in Preadolescence
Relationship-specific and global perceptions of social support
| Unique citing works | 39 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,86 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2025 (21) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 38 |