Relationships between Adolescent Well-Being and Friend Support and Behavior

Amy C Traylor; Javonda D Williams; Jennifer L Kenney; Laura M Hopson

doi:10.1093/cs/cdw021

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Relationships between Adolescent Well-Being and Friend Support and Behavior

Amy C Traylor, Javonda D Williams, Jennifer L Kenney and Laura M Hopson

Children & schools, Vol.38(3), pp.179-186

07/2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdw021

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12741/rep:5923

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social support

well-being

School Success Profile

behavior

adolescents

This article examines friend support and behavior, assessing for interdependent relationships with adolescent behavior and well-being. Keeping with an ecological framework, relationships were examined in the context of other risk and protective factors in youths’ homes, neighborhoods, and schools. Using data from the School Success Profile, findings show that, in the context of these relationships, friends remain important in our understanding of child well-being. Friend support was important for well-being, but support should also be examined alongside friends’ behavior. Friend behavior may be as, or more, important for well-being than support from friends, as children with less support from well-behaved friends had better well-being than those with more support from friends with problem behavior. Implications for social workers and other school personnel are discussed.

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Title: Relationships between Adolescent Well-Being and Friend Support and Behavior
Creators: Amy C Traylor - Amy C. Traylor, PhD, and Javonda D. Williams, PhD, are assistant professors, School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Jennifer L. Kenney, PhD, is assistant professor, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Laura M. Hopson, PhD, is associate professor, School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Address correspondence to Amy C. Traylor, School of Social Work, University of Alabama, PO Box 870314, Little Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Javonda D Williams - Amy C. Traylor, PhD, and Javonda D. Williams, PhD, are assistant professors, School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Jennifer L. Kenney, PhD, is assistant professor, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Laura M. Hopson, PhD, is associate professor, School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Address correspondence to Amy C. Traylor, School of Social Work, University of Alabama, PO Box 870314, Little Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Jennifer L Kenney - Amy C. Traylor, PhD, and Javonda D. Williams, PhD, are assistant professors, School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Jennifer L. Kenney, PhD, is assistant professor, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Laura M. Hopson, PhD, is associate professor, School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Address correspondence to Amy C. Traylor, School of Social Work, University of Alabama, PO Box 870314, Little Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Laura M Hopson - Amy C. Traylor, PhD, and Javonda D. Williams, PhD, are assistant professors, School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Jennifer L. Kenney, PhD, is assistant professor, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Laura M. Hopson, PhD, is associate professor, School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Address correspondence to Amy C. Traylor, School of Social Work, University of Alabama, PO Box 870314, Little Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Academic Unit: Division of Social Work
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Details: 07/2016
Identifiers: 99257863783301671; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12741/rep:5923; https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdw021
Language: English

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