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Nunes, Cristina, Martins, Cátia, Ayala-Nunes, Lara, Matos, Filomena, Costa, Emilia and Gonçalves, Andrea (2021) Parents’ perceived social support and children’s psychological adjustment. Journal of Social Work, 21 (3). pp. 497-512. doi:10.1177/1468017320911614 ISSN 1468-0173.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468017320911614
Abstract
Summary
Perceived social support has often been investigated due to its direct and indirect effects in reducing the impact of several risk factors on physical and psychological well-being. Moreover, many studies have revealed a link between social support and positive parenting, which in turn has an impact on children’s well-being. In Portugal, there is a significant lack of studies in this area. The aim of the present study was to analyze the relationship between parents’ perceived social support and children’s psychological adjustment. The sample consisted of 409 parents (83.13% mothers) living in the region of Algarve (South of Portugal). The Duke-UNC Functional Social Support and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires were used.
Findings
The results showed that, on average, families had a social support network of nine people, with a balanced presence of family (M = 4.25, SD = 3.54) and friends (M = 4.36, SD = 3.17). Parents reported medium-high levels of confidant and affective support, but instrumental support was lower. However, single-parent families, immigrant families, and divorced parents were found to be more socially isolated and received less support than they needed. Affective social support showed predictive value for child psychological adjustment.
Applications
These findings suggest that developing universal and selective parental education and support programs that focus on strengthening informal social support networks is needed, especially for vulnerable families. Implications for social workers who intervene with families are discussed.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Social Work | ||||||
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1468-0173 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 1 May 2021 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 21 | ||||||
| Number: | 3 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 497-512 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1177/1468017320911614 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
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