TY - JOUR
T1 - Adolescents' ratings of perceived social support and its importance
T2 - Validation of the student social support scale
AU - Malecki, Christine Kerres
AU - Elliott, Stephen N.
PY - 1999/11
Y1 - 1999/11
N2 - This study investigated the measurement of social support for adolescents using the Student Social Support Scale (SSSS). A sample of 198 students in grades 7 through 12 completed the SSSS and either the Student Self-Concept Scale or the Social Skills Rating System. The results provided evidence that the SSSS is a four-factor scale (Parent, Teacher, Classmate, and Close Friend). Analyses also indicated that: (a) the SSSS is highly reliable and moderately stable: (b) social support differed by developmental/age groups and by sex; and (c) relationships exist among social support, self-concept, and social behavior. It was concluded that the SSSS is a promising measure of students' perceived social support for use in both research and practice with children and adolescents.
AB - This study investigated the measurement of social support for adolescents using the Student Social Support Scale (SSSS). A sample of 198 students in grades 7 through 12 completed the SSSS and either the Student Self-Concept Scale or the Social Skills Rating System. The results provided evidence that the SSSS is a four-factor scale (Parent, Teacher, Classmate, and Close Friend). Analyses also indicated that: (a) the SSSS is highly reliable and moderately stable: (b) social support differed by developmental/age groups and by sex; and (c) relationships exist among social support, self-concept, and social behavior. It was concluded that the SSSS is a promising measure of students' perceived social support for use in both research and practice with children and adolescents.
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U2 - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6807(199911)36:6<473::aid-pits3>3.0.co;2-0
DO - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6807(199911)36:6<473::aid-pits3>3.0.co;2-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033228250
SN - 0033-3085
VL - 36
SP - 473
EP - 483
JO - Psychology in the Schools
JF - Psychology in the Schools
IS - 6
ER -