Support Means Direct Help: Filipino Adolescents’ Multidimensional Conceptualization of Social Support

• Main Author: Fernandez, Karina Therese G
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2012
• Subjects: social support; adolescent psychology; Filipino; Asians; ethnicity; family relationships; Developmental Psychology; Psychology; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/bulatao-pubs/4; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-011-0129-3
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This study investigated Filipino adolescents’ conceptualization of social support. While Western literature suggests that adolescents, in their developmental task of growing towards independence and individuality, prefer emotional support and acceptance in achieving these goals, it is worthwhile to...