Social Support and Well-Being in Early Adolescents: The Role of Mediating Variables

Adela Yarcheski, Noreen E. Mahon and Thomas J. Yarcheski

Clinical Nursing Research, 2001, vol. 10, issue 2, 163-181

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between perceived social support and general well-being in early adolescents and to test two variables, hopefulness and self-esteem, that theoretically mediate this relationship. The final sample consisted of 142 adolescents, ages 12 to 14, who responded to instruments measuring perceived social support, hopefulness, self-esteem, and general well-being in classroom settings. Correlational analysis supported the five hypothesized relationships. A series of regression analyses described by Baron and Kenny indicated that hopefulness and self-esteem each were mediators of the relationship between social support and well-being. Implications for nursing practice are addressed.

Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1177/C10N2R6

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