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ERIC Number: EJ1456684
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Feb
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
EISSN: EISSN-1520-6807
Stress, Social Support, and Internalizing Problems: Domains of Stress and Support
Jessica Wimmer; Samantha Coyle-Eastwick; Jeremy K. Fox; Sally Grapin
Psychology in the Schools, v62 n2 p646-660 2025
Social support has been consistently identified as a protective factor for youth. Two competing models have been proposed regarding the role of social support: one in which social support provides benefits for all youth (General Benefits) and one where youth undergoing stress are especially protected (Stress-Buffering). While the General Benefits model is supported, evidence for Stress-Buffering is more mixed. These disparate findings may be attributed to how different sources of social support (i.e., parents, teachers, classmates, and friends) interact with different stressors in relation to internalizing problems. The current study investigated the relationships between different stressors (i.e., family, academic, and social), sources of social support, and internalizing problems in a sample of 166 middle school students. The General Benefits model was supported for all sources of social support. Surprisingly, vulnerability-enhancing effects were found for high teacher and parent support, wherein the positive association between internalizing problems and social stress was strengthened with high teacher and parent support.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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