2003 Volume 7 Issue 1 Pages 35-46
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between received social support from various helpers and adjustments in psychological, health, academic, interpersonal and career adjustment. A questionnaire survey on received support from friends, parents, teachers, health teachers and school counselors in these five adjustment areas was administered to junior high school students and a total of 477 responses were obtained. The results showed that support from parents in career adjustment and support from friends in interpersonal adjustment were positively related to adjustments. However support from parent, friends and health teachers in psychological adjustment and support from parents, friends, teachers and health teachers in health adjustment were negatively related to adjustments. The reasons for the results that social supports in psychological and health areas showed negative effects on adjustments were discussed from school and community psychology.
