The Pivotal Role of Social Support in the Well-Being of Adolescents

  • van den Berg H
  • George A
  • Plessis E
  • et al.
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This chapter discusses the pivotal role of social support in the well-being of adolescents. There is a growing awareness of the need for a balanced perspective on adolescent development, considering both the risk factors that increase vulnerability and the protective factors that enable adolescents to adapt regardless of adversity. In spite of general consensus among authors that adolescents are being confronted by a changing environment that requires them to respond to a growing number of internal and external demands, including personal, family and societal stressors, more voices are being raised in favor of a fortigenic approach that considers adolescents' strengths and resources that enable them to adjust effectively, and even flourish, in demanding circumstances. if social scientists are to promote the well-being of adolescents, it is important to gain a better understanding of the factors that cause distress among youth, as well as those that enhance their mastery of the complex demands being placed upon them. In so doing, scientists will better appreciate what adolescents experience, and better understand what support structures are needed to help them adjust effectively. The focus of this chapter involves an investigation of psychological and social resources that influence the well-being of a group of South African adolescents. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved). (chapter)

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van den Berg, H. S., George, A. A., Plessis, E. D. D., Botha, A., Basson, N., De Villiers, M., & Makola, S. (2013). The Pivotal Role of Social Support in the Well-Being of Adolescents (pp. 315–339). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6368-5_15

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