Social support in chumships and adjustment in children of divorce

Examined the relations between support from intimate friends or "chums" and stress, age, and gender in predicting psychological adjustment using a sample of 117 8- to 15-year old children who had experienced parental divorce. Both parents and children provided information on children'...

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Published in:American journal of community psychology 1992-06, Vol.20 (3), p.393-399
Main Authors: Lustig, Julie L., Wolchik, Sharlene A., Braver, Sanford L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Age Factors
Child
Child development
Divorce
Divorce - psychology
Female
Friendship
Humans
Male
Mental health
Peer Group
Psychology, Child
Social Support
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Summary:Examined the relations between support from intimate friends or "chums" and stress, age, and gender in predicting psychological adjustment using a sample of 117 8- to 15-year old children who had experienced parental divorce. Both parents and children provided information on children's adjustment. In predicting children's reports of their adjustment, the direct effect of chum support was found to be moderated by children's age. In predicting parental reports of children's adjustment, no significant main effects or interaction effects occurred. The findings are discussed with attention to the divergent perspectives of different reporters.
ISSN:0091-0562
1573-2770
DOI:10.1007/BF00937916