Pre-adolescent chumship as a buffer against psychopathology in adolescents with weak family support and weak parental bonding
E Bachar, L Canetti, O Bonne, AK De-Nour… - Child psychiatry and …, 1997 - Springer
Child psychiatry and human development, 1997•Springer
This study examines the degree to which the existence of a pre-adolescent “chum” interacts
with family and social environments to buffer mental distress in adolescents. 831 high school
students participated in this study,(male: 355; female: 476; mean age 16.7+/− 1.0). Subjects
were administered questionnaires assessing psychopathology and support systems. A
pathway analyses model was used to investigate pathways and their interrelationships from
chum to psychopathology and from social and family support to psychopathology. Only …
with family and social environments to buffer mental distress in adolescents. 831 high school
students participated in this study,(male: 355; female: 476; mean age 16.7+/− 1.0). Subjects
were administered questionnaires assessing psychopathology and support systems. A
pathway analyses model was used to investigate pathways and their interrelationships from
chum to psychopathology and from social and family support to psychopathology. Only …
Abstract
This study examines the degree to which the existence of a pre-adolescent “chum” interacts with family and social environments to buffer mental distress in adolescents. 831 high school students participated in this study, (male: 355; female: 476; mean age 16.7+/−1.0).
Subjects were administered questionnaires assessing psychopathology and support systems. A pathway analyses model was used to investigate pathways and their interrelationships from chum to psychopathology and from social and family support to psychopathology.
Only when adolescents experience weak parental bonding does chumship have a role in buffering distress.
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