A Study of the Psychometric Properties of the Social Support Scale for Children

Lipski, Dorothy M.; Sifers, Sarah K.; Jackson, Yo

doi:10.1007/s10862-013-9383-0

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“…See Table 1 for sample summary statistics for this measure. This scale demonstrates good psychometric properties (Harter, 1985; Lipski, Sifers, & Jackson, 2014). Internal consistency across all timepoints was adequate with Cronbach’s alpha ranging from 0.76 (Wave 1) to 0.83 (Wave 4) for parental support; 0.69 (Wave 1) to 0.82 (Wave 3) for teacher support; and 0.82 (Wave 1) to 0.87 (Wave 4) for peer support.…”

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The relationship between social support and posttraumatic stress symptoms among youth exposed to a natural disaster

Lai

Osborne

Piscitello

et al. 2018

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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Background: Children are a vulnerable population following a natural disaster, due to their age and dependence on adults. The primary presenting problem children report after disasters is posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). Prior research suggests that PTSS is inversely related to social support, which is often disrupted after a disaster. Objective: This study examined the relationship between social support (from parents, teachers, and peers) and PTSS in children affected by Hurricane Katrina. The research contributes to the literature by examining the mechanisms that drive this relationship over time. Methods: In this study, 426 children were followed over four timepoints, beginning 3–7 months after Hurricane Katrina and concluding 25–27 months post-hurricane. Three path models analysed the relationship between social support (from parents, teachers, and peers, measured by the Social Support Scale for Children) and PTSS (measured by the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index). Covariates included child age, minority status, gender, perceived life threat, and actual life threat. Nonsignificant paths were trimmed from the final models. Global fit indices were examined to determine model fit. Results: In the parent and peer social support models, PTSS exhibited statistically significant effects on social support from one wave to the next. In the teacher model, this was only true between Waves 2 and 3. Social support showed a statistically significant effect on PTSS between Wave 2 and Wave 3 in the peer model (standardized estimate = −0.26, p < .0001). No paths from social support to PTSS were significant in the parent and teacher models. Conclusion: Findings support a social selection model in which PTSS undermine social support, particularly in the first two years post-disaster. If these findings are replicated, this suggests that, in cases of limited funding, PTSS should be prioritized, given their cascading effects on social support.

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confidence: 99%

The relationship between social support and posttraumatic stress symptoms among youth exposed to a natural disaster

Lai

Osborne

Piscitello

et al. 2018

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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“…Responses were summed with scores ranging from 6 to 24 (low to high perceived social support) for 6 items that comprise each of the four subscales (parent, teacher, peer, and close friend social support). The measure demonstrates adequate internal and test–retest reliability, and adequate internal, construct, and convergent validity (Lipski, Sifers, & Jackson, 2014). In this study, internal consistency was good, α = .83–.90.…”

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Grief and growth in bereaved siblings: Interactions between different sources of social support.

Sharp¹,

Russell²,

Keim³

et al. 2018

School Psychology Quarterly

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The objective was to characterize the relation between different sources of school-based social support (friends, peers, and teachers) and bereaved siblings' grief and grief-related growth and to examine whether nonparental sources of social support buffer the effects of low parent support on bereaved siblings. Families (N ϭ 85) were recruited from cancer registries at 3 pediatric institutions 3-12 months after a child's death. Bereaved siblings were 8 -18 years old (M ϭ 12.39, SD ϭ 2.65) and majority female (58%) and White (74%). During home visits, siblings reported their perceptions of social support from parental and nonparental sources using the Social Support Scale for Children, as well as grief and grief-related growth using the Hogan Sibling Inventory of Bereavement. Parent, friend, and teacher support were positively correlated with grief-related growth, whereas parent and peer support were negatively correlated with grief for adolescents. Teacher and friend support significantly moderated the association between parent support and grief such that teacher and friend support accentuated the positive effects of parent support. Friend and peer support moderated associations between parent support and grief/growth for adolescents but not children. School-based social support, namely from friends, peers, and teachers, appears to facilitate the adjustment of bereaved siblings. Findings suggest that bereaved siblings may benefit from enhanced support from

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“…The Classmates and Close Friends subscales (each comprised of 6 items) of the Social Support Scale for Children (SSS-C; Harter, 1985; see Lipski et al, 2014 for further psychometric support) were used to assess perceived peer social support. The “Classmates” items evaluate perceived support from one’s broader peer group (“Some kids have classmates they can become friends with BUT Other kids don’t have classmates they can become friends with”); “Close Friend” items tap perceived support from a specific close friend (“Some kids have a close friend who really understands them BUT Other kids don’t have a close friend who understands them”).…”

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Perceived Peer Victimization Predicts Anxiety Outcomes in a Prevention Program for Offspring of Anxious Parents

Schleider

Ginsburg

Drake

2017

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

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Objective. Offspring of anxious parents are at heightened risk for developing anxiety disorders. Preventive interventions for these youths are promising but not universally effective, creating a need to identify outcome predictors. Peer experiences (e.g. peer victimization, social support) are associated with youth anxiety trajectories, but have been relatively unexplored in this context. Thus, this study tested whether peer experiences predicted anxiety-related outcomes in families participating in a randomized-controlled trial of a child anxiety prevention program for families with a clinically anxious parent. Parental anxiety severity was also examined as a moderator of relations between peer experiences and subsequent child anxiety. Method. Participants were 121 families (child mean age=8.69, 55.90% girls). Hierarchical logistic and linear regressions were used to test whether baseline peer-related factors predicted increased anxiety symptom severity and anxiety disorder onset over 12 months. Results. Youths reporting greater perceived peer victimization at baseline were more likely to develop an anxiety disorder and had more severe anxiety symptoms 12 months later. Lower social support from classmates also predicted increased anxiety severity, but this effect became nonsignificant after accounting for peer victimization. Further, parental anxiety severity moderated the peer victimization-child anxiety severity link: higher child-reported peer victimization predicted increased anxiety in offspring of highly- and moderately-anxious but not low anxious parents. Conclusions. Children’s reports of peer victimization appear important for understanding which youth may not respond to preventive interventions in high risk families—especially for children with more severely anxious parents. Implications for the focus of selective anxiety prevention programs are discussed.

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A Study of the Psychometric Properties of the Social Support Scale for Children

Cited by 15 publications

References 16 publications

The relationship between social support and posttraumatic stress symptoms among youth exposed to a natural disaster

The relationship between social support and posttraumatic stress symptoms among youth exposed to a natural disaster

Grief and growth in bereaved siblings: Interactions between different sources of social support.

Perceived Peer Victimization Predicts Anxiety Outcomes in a Prevention Program for Offspring of Anxious Parents

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