Effects of Social Support on Self-Assessed Health in Adolescence.

Vilhjalmsson, Runar

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ERIC Number: EJ492203

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Effects of Social Support on Self-Assessed Health in Adolescence.

Vilhjalmsson, Runar

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v23 n4 p437-52 Aug 1994

Effects of social support on health self-assessments were studied in a national sample of 1,131 adolescents in Iceland. Parental support has the largest total effect on health self-assessment, followed by friend support, and other adult support. Implications of these results are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Patterns, Foreign Countries, Health, Interpersonal Relationship, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Social Support Groups

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Iceland

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