Effect of Social – Support on Peer-relationship among Adolescents in Haryana
Rupika Chopra *
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I. C. College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (125004), Haryana, India.
Shakuntla Punia
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I. C. College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (125004), Haryana, India.
Santosh Sangwan
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I. C. College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (125004), Haryana, India.
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Abstract
Aim: To verify the relationship between social-support and peer-relationship among adolescents in Haryana.
Study Design: A cross – sectional study was conducted on 460 adolescents of 11th and 12th standard in Haryana.
Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Haryana, between July 2013 and December 2013.
Methodology: Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ) and Peer – Relationship Questionnaire (PRQ) were used to assess the social – support and peer – relationship among adolescents respectively.
Results: Female adolescents (53%) received more social – support in terms of quantity (SSQN) and were more satisfied than their counterparts i.e., male adolescents (41%). Adolescents who were victimized at low level reported better social – support (M = 8.99). Results further exposed that social – support quantity increases, the pro – social behavior (r = 0.09, p < 0.05) within peers during adolescence also increases. Social – support from family members increases, the victimization (r = -0.12, p < 0.05) decreases and as social – support from non – family members’ increases, chances of victimization (r = 0.12, p < 0.05) also increases.
Conclusion: If adolescents do not get social – support at the time they need either from family members or non – family members, they will become victim earlier.
Keywords: Adolescents, peer – relationship, pro – social behavior, social – support quantity (SSQN), social - support satisfaction (SSQS), victimization.