OBJECTIVE: To examine (1) the extent to which negative perceptions of support from family,
school, and peers differ with regard to their impact on emotional and behavioral problems …

Depression models that emphasize the social environment have not been tested with
adolescents and their specificity to depressive symptoms has not been demonstrated In a …

OBJECTIVES: To examine age differences among adolescents in the perceptions of family,
school, and peers and their relationship with depressive and antisocial symptoms …

The goal of the current study is to examine the relationship amongst social support, stress,
and depressive symptoms within a transactional and diathesis-stress framework using a …

Adolescence is a developmental period that presents special considerations in the study of
socially supportive relationships within the family. Perhaps the most significant consideration …

This prospective study examined the differential effects of parent, teacher, and peer social
support on depression and self-esteem of 217 adolescents, ages 15 to 18. Results indicate …

In a sample of 2918 adolescents aged 12 to 24 years, the relation between parental and
friends' social support was studied, specifically with regard to emotional problems. In …

Although the protective role of social support is well established in the health literature,
antecedents of perceived social support are not well understood. Research on family …

This study examined multiple levels of adolescents' interpersonal functioning, including
general peer relations (peer crowd affiliations, peer victimization), and qualities of best …

Background Good social relationships with parents and peers protect children and
adolescents from developing mental disorders in adulthood while several negative …