ERIC Number: ED512413
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Oct
Pages: 35
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Interdistrict Magnet High School Students' Perceived Social Support: An Exploratory Investigation
LaRocco, Diana J.; Fitzgerald, Jessica
Online Submission, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northeast Educational Research Association (41st, Rocky Hill, CT, Oct 20-22, 2010)
Magnet high school attendance seems to lead to improved academic performance (Cobb, Bifulco, & Bell, 2009; U.S. Department of Education, 2008; Yu & Taylor, 1997). Likewise, perceived social support has been linked with positive outcomes for adolescents, including improved academic performance (Rosenfeld, Richman, & Bowen, 2000; Demaray & Malecki, 2006). Yet, little is known about urban magnet high school students' perceived social support. Select results from a study in which the Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale (Malecki, Demaray, & Elliot, 2000) was administered to 319 students are presented in this paper. Students' reports of the frequency of support fell between most of the time and almost always (M = 250.20, SD = 47.17, n = 213). The perceived importance of support was between important and very important (M = 121.33, SD = 26.68, n = 198). (Contains 9 tables and 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: High School Students, Magnet Schools, Student Attitudes, Social Support Groups, Urban Schools, Age Differences, Adolescents, Gender Differences, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, White Students, Asian American Students, Racial Differences, Parents, Teachers, Friendship, Parent Child Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship, Peer Relationship
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: High Schools
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A