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ERIC Number: EJ694359
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Aug
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-0961-205X
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Patterns of Social Support in the Middle Childhood to Early Adolescent Transition: Implications for Adjustment
Levitt, Mary J.; Levitt, Jerome; Bustos, Gaston L.; Crooks, Noel A.; Santos, Jennifer D.; Telan, Paige; Hodgetts, Jennifer; Milevsky, Avidan
Social Development, v14 n3 p398-420 Aug 2005
Children's social networks often include close family members, extended family members, and friends, but little is known about interindividual differences in the patterning of support from these sources. In this study, we used person-oriented analyses to differentiate patterns of support for children undergoing the transition to adolescence. Social network and adjustment data were collected for an ethnically diverse sample of 691 fourth- and sixth-grade children, with a two-year follow-up. Cluster analyses identified one pattern of support from both close family members and friends, a second pattern of support from both close and extended family members, and a third pattern of support primarily from close family members alone. Participants receiving support from close family in combination with either extended family or friends were better adjusted than were those without multiple support resources. The results suggest that a meaningful typology of children's social networks can be developed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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