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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Aug 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Hum Behav Soc Environ. 2007;15(2-3):199–218. doi: 10.1300/J137v15n02_12

TABLE 3.

Correlations Between Measures of Adolescent Functioning and Perceived Social Support Conducted by Race

Source of Perceived Social Support
Race Family Non-Family Adult Peer
Black
        RADS –.49* –.65** –.18
        SIQ-Jr –.52* –.42 –.19
        YSR Internalizing –.14 –.23 –.37
        YSR Externalizing –.04 –.24 –.10
        YSR Delinquency –.37 –.29 .15
        PESQ –.39 –.18 –.11
        CAFAS Role Performance –.03 –.06 –.29
        CAFAS Behavior .24 .24 –.10
        CAFAS Moods .09 .37 –.01
White
        RADS –.19 –.03 –.12
        SIQ-Jr –.21 –.02 –.12
        YSR Internalizing –.17 –.13 –.08
        YSR Externalizing –.08 –.01 .02
        YSR Delinquency .16 .03 .06
        PESQ .02 –.08 .02
        CAFAS Role Performance .25 –.13 –.27
        CAFAS Behavior .13 .04 –.18
        CAFAS Moods .10 –.11 –.14

Note: Higher scores on measure of psychopathology indicated greater severity. Higher scores on measures of support indicate perceptions of higher support. YSR: Youth Self-Report; RADS: Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale; SIQ-Jr: Suicide Ideation Questionnaire, Jr; PESQ: Personal Experience Screening Questionnaire (alcohol/substance abuse); CAFAS: Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale.

p < .10

*

p < .05.

**

p < .01