TABLE 4.
One-Way Analysis of Variance Comparing the Different Levels of Social Support From the Adolescent's Mother to the Different Stages of Adolescence
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| Levels of Social Support NSSQ Subscales | N | Mean | SD | df (2, 123) | |
| Emotional support | 6.27* | ||||
| Early | 5 | 11.6 | 3.5 | ||
| Middle | 64 | 10.7 | 3.2 | ||
| Late | 57 | 12.9 | 3.2 | ||
| Tangible support | .96 NS | ||||
| Early | 5 | 8.0 | .00 | ||
| Middle | 64 | 7.6 | 1.1 | ||
| Late | 57 | 7.5 | 1.3 | ||
| Total support | 3.99** | ||||
| Early | 5 | 19.6 | 3.5 | ||
| Middle | 64 | 18.4 | 3.8 | ||
| Late | 57 | 20.3 | 3.5 |
Total sample = 126
*
p < 0.01
**
p < 0.05
NS = Nonsignificant