Social Support
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
Adolescence is a time of transitions; social, physical, cognitive, and emotional changes provide challenges for adolescent development as well as opportunities for growth. One factor frequently cited in coping with this transition is social support. Understanding the role of social support in the lives of adolescents facilitates making sense of adolescent behavior and development as well as sustaining adolescents’ growth.
Department
Psychology
Publication Title
Encyclopedia of Adolescence
Recommended Citation
Sifers, S.K. (2011). Social Support. In R.J. Levesque (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Adolescence (pp. 2810-2815). New York: Springer. doi. 10.1007/978-1-4419-1695-2_47
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4419-1695-2_47
Link to Publisher Version (DOI)
Publisher's Copyright and Source
Copyright © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1695-2_47
