title: Parent support, peer support, and peer acceptance in healthy lifestyle for asthma management among early adolescents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aims to investigate the association between social support variables and healthy lifestyle for asthma management among early adolescents (ages 9-14 years).
  
  
  METHODS
  Questionnaires were completed by 86 parent-adolescent dyads.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Healthy lifestyle was associated with social support variables. The association with peer acceptance was stronger among adolescents who received less asthma-specific support from peers. Age was negatively associated with healthy lifestyle, but the association was attenuated after adjustment for asthma-specific peer support.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings of this study suggest recognizing the developmental change of social support during early adolescence.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Department of Education, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. tienyu.owen.yang@gmail.com
authors.forename: TienYu Owen
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sylva
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lunt
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D001249:Asthma / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010379:Peer Group; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom