TAILIEUCHUNG - The correlation of perceived social support and self – Awareness among adolescents
The present study examined the relationship between perceived social support and self-awareness among adolescents. Participants were 150 students in the 8 th and 9 th grade of Phong Hien Secondary School, Phong Dien, Thua Thien Hue Province,. invite you to consult the documentation. | THE CORRELATION OF PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT AND SELF – AWARENESS AMONG ADOLESCENTS NGUYEN PHUOC CAT TUONG DINH THI HONG VAN - TRAN THI HOA College of Education, Hue University Abstract: The present study examined the relationship between perceived social support and self-awareness among adolescents. Participants were 150 students in the 8th and 9th grade of Phong Hien Secondary School, Phong Dien, Thua Thien Hue Province. The Self-Awareness Questionnaire and the Multiple Perceived Social Support were completed for the examination. The data were analyzed using the Pearson-r coefficient. An overall correlation of was found signifying a positive relationship between self-awareness and perceived social support. This positive correlation remained remarkably consistent across gender. Specifically, sub-types of self-awareness were all associated with support levels from family, friends and significant others. Some implications were also proposed to optimize the role of social support, which in turn, effectively helps enhance the self-awareness among adolescents. Key words: correlation, self-awareness, social support, adolescents 1. INTRODUCTION Self-awareness is the ability to recognize and understand personal moods and emotions and drives, as well as their effect on others. Hallmarks of self-awareness include selfconfidence, realistic self-assessment, and a self-deprecating sense of humor (Goldman, 1998). Self-awareness develops rapidly and strongly when children turn to adolescence – a time of cognitive, social and physical changes (Cox & Pyszczynski, 2004). In this challenging time, adolescents start experiencing the journey “I find myself”. They begin to recognize and re-evaluate themselves to answer the toughest question “Who am I?“. For many children, the imbalance between the “external self” (changes in body and sexual organs.) and the “internal self” (the manner of conduct, the understanding about their own body and others’.) makes children feel nervous
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