Table 2.
Perception of social support among first-year adolescents in a private university in Nigeria (2018)
| s/n | PSS-FA items | Yes (%) | No (%) | Do not know (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My family gives me the moral support I need | 594 (84.62) | 62 (8.83) | 46 (6.55) |
| 2 | I get good ideas about how to do things or make things from my family | 564 (92.17) | 83 (11.82) | 55 (7.83) |
| 3 | Most other people are closer to their family than I am | 201 (28.63) | 312 (44.44) | 189 (26.92) |
| 4 | When I confide to the members of my family who are closest to me, I get the idea that it makes them uncomfortable | 224 (31.91) | 333 (47.44) | 145 (20.66) |
| 5 | My family enjoys hearing about what I think | 459 (65.38) | 122 (17.38) | 121 (17.24) |
| 6 | Members of my family share many of my interests | 422 (60.11) | 144 (20.51) | 136 (19.37) |
| 7 | Certain members of my family share many of my interests | 407 (57.98) | 157 (22.36) | 138 (19.66) |
| 8 | I rely on my family for emotional support | 376 (53.56) | 241 (34.33) | 85 (12.11) |
| 9 | There is a member of my family I could go to if I were just feeling down, without feeling funny about it later | 466 (66.38) | 154 (21.94) | 82 (11.68) |
| 10 | My family and I are very open about what we think about things | 413 (58.83 | 174 (24.79) | 115 (16.38) |
| 11 | My family is sensitive to my personal needs | 465 (66.24) | 145 (20.66) | 92 (13.11) |
| 12 | Members of my family come to me for emotional support | 357 (50.85) | 246 (35.04) | 99 (14.10) |
| 13 | Members of my family are good at helping me solve problems | 468 (66.67) | 145 (20.66) | 89 (12.68) |
| 14 | I have a deep sharing relationship with a member of my family | 393 (55.98) | 218 (31.05) | 91 (12.96) |
| 15 | Members of my family get good ideas about how to do things or make things from me | 427 (60.83) | 151 (21.51) | 124 (17.66) |
| 16 | When I confide in the members of my family, it makes me uncomfortable | 250 (35.61) | 336 (47.86) | 116 (16.52) |
| 17 | Members of my family seek me out for companionship | 370 (52.71) | 198 (28.21) | 134 (19.09) |
| 18 | I think that my family feels that I am good at helping them solve problems | 393 (55.98) | 141 (20.09) | 168 (23.93) |
| 19 | I do not have a relationship with a member of my family who is as close as other people’s relationships with family members | 208 (29.63) | 314 (44.73) | 180 (25.64) |
| 20 | I wish my family were much different | 191 (27.21) | 398 (56.70) | 113 (16.10) |
PSS-FA = perceived Social Support Scale-Family.