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. 2019 Aug;28(3):708-724.
doi: 10.1111/sode.12363. Epub 2019 Jan 17.

The Interplay of Friends and Parents in Adolescents' Daily Lives: Towards A Dynamic View of Social Support

Hannah L Schacter  1 , Gayla Margolin  1
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The Interplay of Friends and Parents in Adolescents' Daily Lives: Towards A Dynamic View of Social Support

Hannah L Schacter et al. Soc Dev. 2019 Aug.

Abstract

This daily diary study investigated the interplay of perceived friend and parent support in adolescents' everyday lives. Specifically, we tested the interactive effects of friend and parent support on adolescent well-being at both the intra- and inter-individual level. A diverse sample of 119 adolescents (M age=15.36) completed diary reports for two weeks. Multivariate multilevel models demonstrated that on days adolescents felt more supported by their friends or parents, they experienced increases in their happiness and social connectedness. Additionally, parent support emerged as a protective factor for youth lacking friend support, although patterns differed at the intra- versus inter-individual level. The findings underscore the dynamic nature of social support in adolescents' daily lives and highlight the interactive roles of friends and parents in promoting youth well-being.

Keywords: adolescence; daily diary; friendship; parents; social support.

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Competing models of friend and parent support.
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Person-level interaction between average perceived friend support and average perceived parent support predicting a) average happiness and b) average social connectedness. Note. ***p<.001.
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Cross-level interaction between daily perceived friend support and average perceived parent support predicting a) daily happiness and b) daily social connectedness. Note. ***p<.001
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