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Social support and self-esteem in adolescence.

M A Hoffman¹, V Ushpiz, R Levy-Shiff

¹Department of Psychology, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

|November 27, 2013

Summary

Maternal support significantly boosts adolescent self-esteem. Peer support is important when mother support is low, while father support has minimal impact. Stress does not interact with support.

Area of Science:

Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Social Psychology

Background:

Adolescent self-esteem is influenced by social support.
Understanding the differential impact of parental and peer support is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess how social support from parents and friends affects adolescent self-esteem.
To examine the interplay between social support, stressful life events, and self-esteem.

Main Methods:

Survey administered to 76 Israeli adolescents.
Assessed self-esteem, stressful life events, and perceived support from mother, father, and friends.

Main Results:

Maternal support strongly predicted self-esteem.
Friend support was influential when maternal support was lacking.

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Paternal support showed minimal effect after controlling for other sources.

No interactive effects were found between stress and social support.

Conclusions:

Findings align with attachment and social provision theories.
Contradicts cross-pressure and separate world models of parent/peer influence on adolescent self-esteem.