Social Networks and Social Support in Childhood and Adolescence

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• 1. Child and Adolescent Research as a Challenge and Opportunity for Social Support Theory, Measurement, and Intervention: And Vice Versa
• Part I Social Support in Childhood and Adolescence - Theoretical Perspectives
  • 2. How Does Social Support Function in Childhood?
  • 3. Convoys of Attachment and Social Relations in Children, Adolescents, and Adults
  • 4. Social Support in the Relationships Between Older Adolescents and Adults
  • 5. Children's Friendships and Peer Culture: Implications for Theories of Network and Support
  • 6. Social Support During Adolescence: Methodological and Theoretical Considerations
• Part II Social Support, Social Competence, and Prosocial Behavior
  • 7. Social Support and Social Competences: Some Theoretical and Empirical Contributions to Their Relationship
  • 8. The Transactional Relations Between Social Support and Children's Competence
  • 9. Socialization, Social Support, and Social Competence in Adolescence: The Individual in Perspective
  • 10. On the Interface Between Social Support and Prosocial Behavior: Methodological and Theoretical Implications
• Part III Supportive Functions of Parents and Peers
  • 11. Social Relationships and Support Among Peers During Middle Childhood
  • 12. Children's Social Networks and the Development of Social Competence: A Longitudinal Analysis
  • 13. The Role of Parents and Peers in the Sexual and Relational Socialization of Adolescents
  • 14. Psychosocial Problems and Social Support in Adolescence
  • 15. Analyzing the Strength of Supportive Ties in Adolescent Social Supports
• Part IV Social Support in Stressful Family Conditions
  • 16. Family Socialization of Threat Appraisal and Coping: Coaching, Modeling, and Family Context
  • 17. Social Support Issues for "Latchkey" and Supervised Children
  • 18. The Social Networks of Adolescents and Their Mothers: Influences on Blacks and Whites in Single- and Two-Parent Families
  • 19. Social Support in Single-Parent Families: Children as Sources of Support
  • 20. Social Support in Chronically Sick Children and Their Families
• Part V Cultural and Sociocultural Backgrounds of Social Support
  • 21. The Sociocultural Environment as a Source of Support
  • 22. Family and Peer Support of Israeli and German Adolescents
  • 23. Supportive Interactions in Cultural Context
  • 24. Parentless Friends: A Cross-Cultural Examination of Networks Among Street Children and Street Youth
• Part VI Conclusion
  • 25. Issues Concerning Social Support in Childhood and Adolescence