Exploring European childrenʼs self-reported data on online aggression

Abstract To address the topic of children’s online aggression, this article explores a subsample from the EU Kids Online dataset (2017–2019) of 1404 children, aged 9–16, who reported having engaged in aggressive acts online in the previous year. Through a cluster analysis, respondents were classified into three groups. Findings emphasize the risk factors for aggression and how they relate to age-specific developmental tasks. Boys predominate, but the gender gap is not as wide as in offline contexts. For almost half of the children, aggression goes hand in hand with victimization. All the clusters share high levels of emotional deprivation. A sense of lacking social support, from both adults and peers, becomes more relevant among those children with high and more problematic engagement in online aggression. Results confirm that online aggression must be considered within the complex and fluid offline–online continuum cutting across the social contexts in which children grow.

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Hong Kong Children’s School Readiness in Times of COVID-19: The Contributions of Parent Perceived Social Support, Parent Competency, and Time Spent With Children

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.779449 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Eva Yi Hung Lau ◽

Jian-Bin Li

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Primary School ◽

School Readiness ◽

Perceived Social Support ◽

Social Contexts ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Population Sampling ◽

The Social ◽

Cross Sectional Design

School readiness is an important but challenging issue of child development, especially during COVID-19 when most of the traditional offline activities that could promote school readiness (e.g., on-site visit) have been canceled. There is a gap between the knowledge needed to promote children’s school readiness in times of pandemic and the limited understanding of this topic so far. This gap could be particularly concerning in the social contexts where examinations are stressed and educational competition is high (e.g., Hong Kong). In this study, we examined how well children were ready for primary school, the extent to which parent perceived social support was related to children’s school readiness, and whether parent competence and their time spent with children would moderate the said link. A cross-sectional design survey with total population sampling (supplemented with convenience sampling) was conducted. Massive e-mails were sent to all kindergartens in Hong Kong inviting them to join the study by distributing the survey link to the parents of their K3 students. A total of 643 Hong Kong parents whose children were about to transition to primary school (87.1% mother) participated, answering measures specifically designed for this study online about how well they thought their children were ready for school, their competence to help with children’s school transition, and how much time they spent with children. Data were analyzed with PROCESS macro (model 3) in SPSS. The results found that most parents considered that their children were not fully ready for school, especially in terms of academic skills, self-management, and mental preparation. Furthermore, moderation analyses showed that after controlling for a number of demographic variables, parent perceived social support was positively related to better school readiness in children and this link was jointly moderated by parent competence and time spent with children. Specifically, children were rated most ready when parent perceived stronger social support, felt more competent, and spent more time with children. By contrast, the link between perceived social support and children’s school readiness was insignificant for parent who felt more competent but spent less time with children. Implications of how to enhance children’s school readiness are discussed.

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FAKTOR RESILIENSI KLIEN PEMASYARAKATAN DALAM PERSPEKTIF TEORI BIOEKOLOGI BRONFENBENNER: PENTINGNYA FAKTOR DUKUNGAN SOSIAL

PSYCHE: Jurnal Psikologi ◽

10.36269/psyche.v2i1.161 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 52-68

Author(s):

Aisyah nurul Hafidah ◽

Margaretha Margaretha

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Social Support ◽

Risk Factor ◽

Protective Factor ◽

Survey Methods ◽

Social Reintegration ◽

The Social ◽

Bioecological Theory ◽

Simple Regression Analysis ◽

Simple Regression

The difficulties faced by parolee in social reintegration process can make them resort back to crime or recidivist. However, if individuals can adapt positively, correctional clients can achieve resilient conditions, hence, easier for them to stay out from crime The purpose of this study was to determine the protective factors and risk factors that influence resilience of parolee during the social reintegration process using the perspective of Bronfenbrenner's bioecological theory. This study was conducted on a sample of 131 adult parolee registered at Correctional Center Class I Surabaya. Data obtained using survey methods and using simple regression analysis methods. This study shows that the factors that influence resilience of parolee are factors that are in the microsystem layer, namely social support factors. Keywords: resilience, correctional clients, protective factor, risk factor

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The Role of Social Support in the Association Between Dependency and the Important Risk Factors Among Elderly: A Cross-sectional Study Based on Baseline Data From Aehrr Project

10.21203/rs.3.rs-55456/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

PinYu Cui ◽

Yuan Chen ◽

YaXing Li ◽

Nuremaguli WaiLi ◽

Ying Li

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Social Support ◽

Disease Status ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Social Resources ◽

Analysis Of Covariance ◽

Social Resource ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Social

Abstract BackgroundDependence is a common mental disorder among the elderly increases with increasing age，and can lead to serious health problems. This study aimed to assess the association between social resources and dependency, and explored the effect of social support on modification of important risk factors for dependency among elderly.Method The present study was a population-based cross-sectional study. A total of 950 participants aged ≥ 60 years were selected using a complex multistage sampling design from 22 locations in China. All data were collected using questionnaires by face-to-face interviews. The dependency was assessed using the standardized Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-II, and the social resource was assessed using the questionnaires of Older American Resources and Services (OARS) in Chinese version. The logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the association between dependency and social resources. The analysis of covariance was performed to evaluate the effect of social support on modification of important risk factors for dependency.ResultsA total of 913 participants were included in the analysis, and 10.3% of males and 14.4% of females were identified as dependency. The results of logistic regression analysis showed that a significant negative association between the levels of social resource and dependency. The odds ratio was 0.78 (95% CI, 0.73–0.84) after adjusting for important confounding factors. The results of analysis of covariance showed the differences in the mean dependency score between different chronic disease status and social support level.ConclusionThe levels of social resources were negatively associated with dependency. Our results suggest that the social support had both a direct effect on dependency and an indirect effect through modifying chronic disease status and individual income.

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Internalizing Symptoms and Social Support Among Kenyan Adolescents: A Network Analysis

10.31234/osf.io/f8czn ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Katherine E. Venturo-Conerly ◽

Akash Wasil ◽

Tom L Osborn ◽

John R. Weisz ◽

Payton J. Jones

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Social Support ◽

Network Analysis ◽

Internalizing Symptoms ◽

Support Network ◽

Cultural Groups ◽

Social Support Network ◽

Network Analyses ◽

The Social ◽

Full Network

Internalizing symptoms are common and debilitating among adolescents. Network analysis, which models associations among psychopathology, risk factors, and protective factors, may help clarify relationships between social support and internalizing symptoms, including within understudied cultural groups. We performed network analyses of 1) depressive and anxiety symptoms, 2) social support, and 3) all three measures among 658 Kenyan adolescents. In the internalizing symptoms network, worry, nervousness, and feeling down exhibited the highest expected influence. In the social support network, friends showed the greatest expected influence. In the full network, social support from family, friends, and significant others were all negatively associated with internalizing symptoms, and feeling down was a particularly important bridge node between internalizing symptoms and social support. Our findings suggest that feeling down is closely linked to social support in this sample of Kenyan adolescents. The study illustrates the potential of network analysis to aid understanding of psychopathology cross-culturally.

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SISTEM DUKUNGAN SOSIAL BAGI KORBAN EKSPLOITASI SEKSUAL KOMERSIAL ANAK (ESKA)

Share Social Work Journal ◽

10.24198/share.v10i2.30734 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 119

Author(s):

Muthia Fadhila Khairunnisa ◽

Nurliana Cipta Apsari

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Social Support ◽

Support System ◽

Ecological Model ◽

Sexual Exploitation ◽

Academic Failure ◽

Social Ecological ◽

Intervention Method ◽

The Social ◽

Social Support System

ABSTRAKFaktor-faktor resiko seperti perlakuan salah, kegagalan di bidang akademik, tidak mendapatkan dukungan dari keluarga, pergaulan teman sebaya, kurangnya kelekatan dengan figure orang tua dan pengalaman hubungan seksual di usia dini merupakan faktor yang membuat seseorang rentan menjadi korban Eksploitasi Seksual Komersial Anak (ESKA). Trauma yang didapat setelah menjadi korban serta lingkungan yang berisiko bisa berdampak negatif pada perkembangan biopsikososialnya. Artikel ini berfokus pada upaya membangun sistem dukungan sosial sebagai metode intervensi untuk meminimalisasi faktor risiko dan meningkatkan faktor perlindungan. Studi literatur tentang ESKA ini menggunakan model sosial ekologi untuk mengetahui peran keluarga atau pengasuh, komunitas, serta budaya dan masyarakat luas sebagai sistem dukungan sosial bagi korban. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa system penerimaan, system perlindungan, dan system pemberdayaan merupakan kunci dari dukungan sosial bagi korban ESKA. Sinergi yang baik antara ketiga tingkatan sistem dapat memberikan hasil yang maksimal. Pekerja sosial dibutuhkan sebagai supervisi yang bisa meningkatkan kualitas dan keberlanjutan dukungan sosial. ABSTRACT Risk factors such as maltreatment, academic failure, less support from family, friendship, less attachment with parent and sexual relationship experience in early age are factors which make someone vulnerable to be a victim of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC). Trauma that they got after becoming the victim and risky environment can negatively affect the child’s biopsychosocial development. This article focuses on the attempt to build a social support system as an intervention method to minimzr the risk factors and increase the protective factors. This literature review on CSEC uses the social ecological model to know the roles of family or caregiver, community, and culture and society as a social support system for the victim. The result shows that acceptance, protection, and empowerment are the keys to social support for victims of CSEC. Good synergy between three levels of the system can create a maximal result. Social worker is needed as a supervisor to enhance the quality and sustainability of the social support.

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Social Skills Program for Adolescents in Vulnerable Social Contexts

Psico-USF ◽

10.1590/1413-82712016210313 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 595-608 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Vanessa Barbosa Romera Leme ◽

Luana de Mendonça Fernandes ◽

Neidiany Vieira Jovarini ◽

Ana Maria El Achkar ◽

Zilda Aparecida Pereira Del Prette

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Social Skills ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Evaluation Process ◽

Social Contexts ◽

Process Indicators ◽

Social Skills Program ◽

The Social ◽

Before And After

Abstract The study aims at examining the process indicators and evaluating the effects of a Social Skills program in social skills, self-efficacy and social support appraisals of 10 adolescents (age 13-17 years), of communities (slums) of Rio de Janeiro. An exploratory and promotion program in health was conducted with 10 sessions and process evaluation measures and results. The evaluation process included the record of behaviors in a protocol. The participants answered, before and after the intervention, the Social Skills Inventory for Adolescents, the Self-Efficacy Scale and the Social Support Appraisals Scale. The evaluation process revealed confidence indicators between adolescents and researchers. The results showed increased levels of social skills, social support of teachers and self-efficacy. Experimental and follow-up studies should be conducted to confirm the effectiveness of the program.

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