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Social support as a function of school counseling
1Department of Social Work, School of Health Sciences, Tokai University, Kanagawa, Japan.
The Tokai Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine
|February 11, 1999
Summary
School counseling provides vital social support for high school students. Students receiving counseling reported diverse concerns and varied methods of obtaining support, highlighting its complementary role.
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Adolescent Social Support
Background:
- School counseling is crucial for student well-being.
- Understanding social support networks in high schools is essential.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the value of school counseling.
- To examine the role of school counseling in providing social support to high school students.
Main Methods:
- A follow-up study was conducted on 185 graduates of T high school.
- Students were categorized into 'visitants' (received counseling) and 'non-visitants' (did not receive counseling).
- Correlations between counseling status and social support were analyzed.
Main Results:
- Significant statistical differences were found between visitants and non-visitants.
- Visitants reported a wider range of individual concerns.
- Visitants demonstrated different patterns in obtaining social support compared to non-visitants.
Conclusions:
- Informal social support through friendships and extracurricular activities is significant for high school students.
- School counseling serves as an effective formal support system when informal support is insufficient.
- School counseling acts as a complementary and valuable social support for adolescents.