Social support and well-being in adolescents: the mediating role of hopefulness.
The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which hopefulness mediates the relationship between perceived social support and general well-being in midadolescents. The sample consisted of 99 high school students, aged 15 to 17, all of whom completed the Personal Resource Questionnaire (PRQ85-Part II), a social support measure, the Hopefulness Scale for Adolescents, and the Adolescent General Well-Being Questionnaire in classroom settings. Statistically significant positive correlations were found between perceived social support and general well-being, perceived social support and hopefulness, and hopefulness and general well-being. Hopefulness was a potent mediator in the relationship between perceived social support and general well-being in midadolescents.
Yarcheski
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College of Nursing, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark.
Scoloveno
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Mahon
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D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009013:Morale; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D011788:Quality of Life; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires