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Peer reviewedVilhjalmsson, Runar – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1994
Effects of social support on health self-assessments were studied in a national sample of 1,131 adolescents in Iceland. Parental support has the largest total effect on health self-assessment, followed by friend support, and other adult support. Implications of these results are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Patterns, Foreign Countries
