Perceived Social Support Levels of Elementary School Students

In this study, frequency and importance level of perceived social support types from fifth through eighth graders were investigated to find out if they are significant differences according to social support sources. The study was carried out with the survey model. The sample consists of 2148 studen...

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Published in:Egitim ve Bilim 2014-04, Vol.39 (173)
Main Authors: Cirik, Ilker, Oktay, Ayla, Fer, Seval
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Elementary school students
Learning Processes
Perceptions
Social support
Social Support Groups
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Summary:In this study, frequency and importance level of perceived social support types from fifth through eighth graders were investigated to find out if they are significant differences according to social support sources. The study was carried out with the survey model. The sample consists of 2148 students (1068 girls, 1080 boys) attending fifth through eighth grades from 19 elementary schools in Istanbul. Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale (CASSS) was used to collect data. The data was analyzed with Anova for Repeated Measures. It was found that students' perceived frequency and importance level of social support types differed significantly according to the sources (parents, teachers, classmates, close friends, other people in school) of support (p
ISSN:1300-1337