Perceived Social Support from Different Sources and Adolescent Life Satisfaction Across 42 Countries/Regions: The Moderating Role of National-Level Generalized Trust.

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Author	Bi, Shanshan Stevens, Gonneke W.J.M. Maes, Marlies Boer, Maartje Delaruelle, Katrijn Eriksson, Charli Brooks, Fiona M. Tesler, Riki van der Schuur, Winneke A. Finkenauer, Catrin
Abstract	Although previous research established a positive association between perceived social support and adolescent life satisfaction, little is known about the relative importance of different sources of support for adolescent life satisfaction and cross-country variations in this respect. Using large-scale representative samples from the 2017/18 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, this study examined to what extent the association between social support and life satisfaction in early adolescence varied across different social sources and countries. Also, it examined whether cross-country variations are explained by national-level generalized trust, a sociocultural factor that shapes adolescent socialization. National-level data were linked to data from 183,918 early adolescents (Mage = 13.56, SD = 1.63, 52% girls) from 42 European and North American countries/regions obtained from HBSC. Multilevel regression analyses yielded a positive association between support from different sources and life satisfaction. The strongest associations were found for support from families, followed by teachers and classmates, and weakest for support from friends. Associations varied across different countries/regions. National-level trust amplified the association between perceived classmate support and adolescent life satisfaction. The revealed cross-country differences open avenues for future cross-cultural research on explanations for cross-cultural differences in the association between social support from different sources and life satisfaction in early adolescence.
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ISSN	00472891
Journal	Journal of Youth and Adolescence [J Youth Adolesc]
Volume Number	50
DOI	10.1007/s10964-021-01441-z
PubMed Central reference number	PMC8219544
Issue Number	7
PubMed reference number	33991276
e-ISSN	15736601
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2021-05-15
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Open
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Subject Keyword	Different sources of perceived social support Life satisfaction National-level generalized trust Early adolescents Multilevel regression analysis
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Developmental and Educational Psychology Social Sciences Social Psychology