PERCEPTIONS OF DECLINING CLASSMATE AND TEACHER SUPPORT FOLLOWING THE TRANSITION TO HIGH SCHOOL: POTENTIAL CORRELATES OF INCREASING STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIES
PERCEPTIONS OF DECLINING CLASSMATE AND TEACHER SUPPORT FOLLOWING THE TRANSITION TO HIGH SCHOOL: POTENTIAL CORRELATES OF INCREASING STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIES
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10.1002/pits.20576
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发表时间：
2011-07-01
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通讯作者：
Shain, Martin
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作者：
De Wit, David J.;Karioja, Kim;Shain, Martin
来自同学和老师的情感支持是避免或减少学生心理健康问题的有力保护因素。然而，纵向证据表明，随着学生升入更高年级，这些群体的支持减少，这种变化可能与心理健康状况下降有关。这项研究跟踪了来自23所高中的2,616名学生，以验证一个假设，即对同学和老师支持下降的看法与心理健康下降有关。生长曲线分析显示，支持和自尊显着下降，抑郁和社交焦虑症状增加。男孩在同学支持和自尊方面比女孩下降得更快，在抑郁方面比女孩增加得更快。正如假设的那样，同学和老师支持的下降与自尊和抑郁的恶化有关。只有同学支持的下降与社交焦虑的增加有关。不同性别类别的结果相似。以学校为基础的做法，针对社会支持的影响进行了讨论。(C)2011 Wiley Periodicals，Inc.
Emotional support from classmates and teachers is a powerful protective factor in averting or reducing student mental health problems. Yet, longitudinal evidence indicates that there is decreased support from these groups as students advance to higher grade levels, a change that may be linked to diminishing mental health. This study followed 2,616 students from 23 high schools to test the hypothesis that perceptions of declining classmate and teacher support are associated with declining mental health. Growth curve analysis revealed significant decreases in support and self-esteem and increases in symptoms of depression and social anxiety. Boys demonstrated steeper declines than girls in classmate support and self-esteem and sharper increases in depression. As hypothesized, declining classmate and teacher support was associated with worsening self-esteem and depression. Only declines in classmate support were associated with increases in social anxiety. Results were similar across gender categories. Implications for school-based practices targeting social support are discussed. (C) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.