Perceived social support and global self-worth in adolescents

This study aims to determine whether adolescents’ global self-worth can be predicted through perceived social support from the parents, peers, and teachers. A self-report survey was administrated to a group of adolescents (N=100) with age ranging from 13 to 18 years; selected using the purposive...

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Main Authors: Chua, Yee Chii, Chua, Bee Seok, Agnis Sombuling
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
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Chua, Bee Seok
Agnis Sombuling,
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description This study aims to determine whether adolescents’ global self-worth can be predicted through perceived social support from the parents, peers, and teachers. A self-report survey was administrated to a group of adolescents (N=100) with age ranging from 13 to 18 years; selected using the purposive sampling technique. Two scales were used for data collection: the Social Support Scale for Children and Adolescent (SSSCA) and Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents (SPPA), developed by Harter (2012). Multiple Regressions predicting adolescents’ global self-worth from perceived social support (parents, peers and teachers) were conducted. The results indicated that the combination of perceived social support significantly predicted the adolescents’ global self-worth, F (3, 96) = 5.97, p < 0.01. Surprisingly, the finding revealed that increased social support from peers predicted improved global self-worth, (β = .322, p < 0.01), whilst there was no significant contribution from the parents and teachers support towards global self-worth among adolescents. Results are discussed with respect to potential mechanisms through which social support and global self-worth may operate. The implications of the study and recommendation for future research are presented.
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spelling my-ukm.journal.207662022-12-14T10:42:27Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20766/ Perceived social support and global self-worth in adolescents Chua, Yee Chii Chua, Bee Seok Agnis Sombuling, This study aims to determine whether adolescents’ global self-worth can be predicted through perceived social support from the parents, peers, and teachers. A self-report survey was administrated to a group of adolescents (N=100) with age ranging from 13 to 18 years; selected using the purposive sampling technique. Two scales were used for data collection: the Social Support Scale for Children and Adolescent (SSSCA) and Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents (SPPA), developed by Harter (2012). Multiple Regressions predicting adolescents’ global self-worth from perceived social support (parents, peers and teachers) were conducted. The results indicated that the combination of perceived social support significantly predicted the adolescents’ global self-worth, F (3, 96) = 5.97, p < 0.01. Surprisingly, the finding revealed that increased social support from peers predicted improved global self-worth, (β = .322, p < 0.01), whilst there was no significant contribution from the parents and teachers support towards global self-worth among adolescents. Results are discussed with respect to potential mechanisms through which social support and global self-worth may operate. The implications of the study and recommendation for future research are presented. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20766/1/257-985-1-PB.pdf Chua, Yee Chii and Chua, Bee Seok and Agnis Sombuling, (2017) Perceived social support and global self-worth in adolescents. Jurnal Psikologi Malaysia, 31 (1). pp. 40-46. ISSN 2289-8174 https://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/issue/view/27
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title Perceived social support and global self-worth in adolescents
title_full Perceived social support and global self-worth in adolescents
title_fullStr Perceived social support and global self-worth in adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Perceived social support and global self-worth in adolescents
title_short Perceived social support and global self-worth in adolescents
title_sort perceived social support and global self-worth in adolescents
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