Social support as a factor of well-being in childhood and adolescence
The overview and theoretical study of social support for children and adolescents is presented. The issues of social development of children and adolescents in terms of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory and Kahn’s and Antonucci’s Convoy Model of Social Relations are discussed. The sources,...
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| author | Dmitry V. Lifintsev Anna B. Serykh Alla A. Lifintseva |
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| description | The overview and theoretical study of social support for children and adolescents is presented. The issues of social development of children and adolescents in terms of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory and Kahn’s and Antonucci’s Convoy Model of Social Relations are discussed. The sources, forms and types of social support for the early, pre-school, primary school and adolescents are analyzed. The paper specifies the following issues: the parent-child relationships and characteristics
of social support in early childhood can affect the development of the structure and quality of human social relations network throughout his/her life. Social networks and the organization of social support for adolescents are detailed. The patterns of social support of adolescents may affect their psychosocial well-being. The social support systems used by modern adolescents are described. The controversial issues of seeking social support as the leading coping strategy are raised. Various ways of seeking
social support for adolescence are analyzed. The importance of parents, teachers and peers in providing social support for children and adolescents is shown. The author’s view of social support as one of the resources of the child’s autonomy, which can be developed only in certain respects, i.e. respect for personal boundaries and accepting differences in individual values and needs, the independence aspiration supported by respect and interest, unpunished by shame or the threat of rejection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c98ea3396ab74dd6a37d5c3a39083d242024-01-02T13:23:40ZengLomonosov Moscow State UniversityНациональный психологический журнал2079-66172309-98282016-12-01424717810.11621/npj.2016.0409Social support as a factor of well-being in childhood and adolescenceDmitry V. Lifintsev0Anna B. Serykh1Alla A. Lifintseva2Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, RussiaImmanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, RussiaImmanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, RussiaThe overview and theoretical study of social support for children and adolescents is presented. The issues of social development of children and adolescents in terms of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory and Kahn’s and Antonucci’s Convoy Model of Social Relations are discussed. The sources, forms and types of social support for the early, pre-school, primary school and adolescents are analyzed. The paper specifies the following issues: the parent-child relationships and characteristics of social support in early childhood can affect the development of the structure and quality of human social relations network throughout his/her life. Social networks and the organization of social support for adolescents are detailed. The patterns of social support of adolescents may affect their psychosocial well-being. The social support systems used by modern adolescents are described. The controversial issues of seeking social support as the leading coping strategy are raised. Various ways of seeking social support for adolescence are analyzed. The importance of parents, teachers and peers in providing social support for children and adolescents is shown. The author’s view of social support as one of the resources of the child’s autonomy, which can be developed only in certain respects, i.e. respect for personal boundaries and accepting differences in individual values and needs, the independence aspiration supported by respect and interest, unpunished by shame or the threat of rejection.http://npsyj.ru/pdf/npj-no24-2016/npj_no24_2016_071-078.pdfsocial supportsocial networkwell-beingchildrenadolescentschild-parent relationshipsmental healthwell-being |
| spellingShingle | Dmitry V. Lifintsev Anna B. Serykh Alla A. Lifintseva Social support as a factor of well-being in childhood and adolescence Национальный психологический журнал social support social network well-being children adolescents child-parent relationships mental health well-being |
| title | Social support as a factor of well-being in childhood and adolescence |
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| title_short | Social support as a factor of well-being in childhood and adolescence |
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| topic | social support social network well-being children adolescents child-parent relationships mental health well-being |
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