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ERIC Number: EJ523993
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0095-7984
Perceptions of Social Networks among Adolescents from Zimbabwe and the United States.
Harrison, Algea O.; And Others
Journal of Black Psychology, v21 n4 p382-407 Nov 1995
Adolescents ages 13-15 in Zimbabwe (n=132) and the United States (n=97) completed a measure of perceived social support. In Zimbabwe, adolescents perceived support as coming from a variety of persons, while U.S. adolescents saw their parents and best friends as sources of most social support. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Friendship, Networks, Parent Child Relationship, Peer Relationship, Social Support Groups, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: United States; Zimbabwe
Note: Special issue topic: "Empirical Research on Black Psychology, Conference 13." Papers presented at the Empirical Conference in Black Psychology (13th, East Lansing, MI, November 1992). Research supported in part by a Fulbright grant and the University of Zimbabwe.