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Perceived social support from family and friends, self-esteem, and their associations with school adjustment and life satisfaction in Peruvian adolescents: A structural equation modeling approach.
| Τίτλος: | Perceived social support from family and friends, self-esteem, and their associations with school adjustment and life satisfaction in Peruvian adolescents: A structural equation modeling approach. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Malca-Peralta SS; School of Education, Universidad Peruana Unión, 15464, Lima, Peru. Electronic address: segundomalca@upeu.edu.pe., Ruiz-Mamani PG; Faculty of Law and Business Sciences, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, 15067, Lima, Peru. Electronic address: percy.ruiz@upsjb.edu.pe., Miquilena-Reyes RY; Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, 15487, Lima, Peru. Electronic address: U25260844@utp.edu.pe., Turpo-Chaparro J; Faculty of Humanities and Education, Universidad Peruana Unión, 15464, Lima, Peru. Electronic address: josuetc@upeu.edu.pe., Palomino-Ccasa J; School of Psychology, Universidad Peruana Unión, 15464, Lima, Peru. Electronic address: jjjass@upeu.edu.pe. |
| Πηγή: | Acta psychologica [Acta Psychol (Amst)] 2026 Jul; Vol. 267, pp. 107125. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 May 30. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: North Holland Publishing Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 0370366 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-6297 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00016918 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Acta Psychol (Amst) Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Amsterdam : North Holland Publishing Original Publication: The Hague. |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Friends*/psychology , Family*/psychology , Self Concept* , Personal Satisfaction* , Social Support* , Social Adjustment*, Humans ; Adolescent ; Peru ; Female ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Male ; Child ; Family Support ; Schools ; Adaptation, Psychological |
| Περίληψη: | Background: Adolescence is a crucial stage characterized by profound changes that affect well-being and school adaptation. During this period, social support from family and friends, along with self-esteem, plays a key role in coping with these challenges. Objective: This study examined the associations among family and peer social support, self-esteem, school adjustment, and life satisfaction in Peruvian adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional explanatory study was conducted with 512 Peruvian adolescents (50.8% boys) aged between 12 and 18 years (M = 14.06; SD = 1.572), who completed the Family and Friends Social Support Scale (AFA-R), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), and the Brief School Adjustment Scale (EBAE-10). Results: The results indicated that family social support was positively associated with life satisfaction (β = 0.314, p < .001), self-esteem (β = 0.600, p < .001), and school adjustment (β = 0.164, p = .007). In turn, self-esteem was positively associated with both life satisfaction (β = 0.557, p < .001) and school adjustment (β = 0.613, p < .001), while friend social support showed a positive association with school adjustment (β = 0.125, p = .003). The structural equation model also showed that family social support was associated with life satisfaction and school adjustment within the specified model, with significant total associations observed for life satisfaction (β = 0.648, p < .001) and school adjustment (β = 0.531, p < .001). Conclusions: The findings highlight the associations of family social support with adolescents' life satisfaction and school adjustment, as well as the central role of self-esteem within the overall pattern of relationships among the studied variables. These results underscore the importance of strengthening family support systems and fostering self-esteem as relevant factors linked to adolescents' well-being and academic adaptation. (Copyright © 2026 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.) |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Family social support; Friend social support; Life satisfaction; School adjustment; Self-esteem |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260529 Date Completed: 20260616 Latest Revision: 20260622 |
| Update Code: | 20260623 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.107125 |
| PMID: | 42214161 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1873-6297 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.107125 |