title: Social support and well-being in adolescents: the mediating role of hopefulness.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yarcheski
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Scoloveno
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Mahon
mesh_terms: 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