NCJ Number
186608
Journal
Journal of Youth and Adolescence Volume: 29 Issue: 6 Dated: December 2000 Pages: 647-659
Date Published
December 2000
Length
13 pages
Annotation
This study examines the relationship of particular daily hassles and specific social support with regard to parent, peer, and teacher relationship to depression and antisocial behavior among early adolescents.
Abstract
Three hundred and thirty-eight Korean 5th and 6th graders were examined for depression and 360 for antisocial behavior through self-report questionnaires. Except for parental support, hassles alone affected the level of maladjustment. Social support had no main effects except for parental support. Early adolescents who perceived high parental support reported less maladjustment. Social support did not moderate daily hassles in emotional and behavioral adjustment. Additionally, hassles with friends and parents were the best predictors of depression whereas hassles with parents were the best predictor of antisocial behavior. These findings suggest that Korean early adolescents were having more daily hassles that contributed to maladjustment than they had social support from significant others. The study observes that the generalizability of results may be limited by the fact that the sample came from a single geographic area and encompassed a limited range of community and school conditions. In addition, the study used only one method of assessment and measured only perceptions of social support. Note, tables, figures, appendix, references