. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jun 8.

Published in final edited form as: Community Ment Health J. 2009 Jun 17;46(1):33–43. doi: 10.1007/s10597-009-9201-z

Table 5.

Association between perceived social support and psychosocial adjustments

	Level of perceived social support
	Low (bottom 25%)	Medium (middle 50%)	High (top 25%)
N%	406 (25%)	811 (50%)	403 (25%)
Depression	.94 (.43)	.97 (.43)	.85 (.41)^*
Loneliness	2.61 (.69)	2.46 (.67)	2.18 (.72)^*
Self-esteem	2.81 (.38)	2.84 (.42)	3.01 (.43)^*
Future	2.68 (.97)	3.08 (.82)	3.41 (.82)^*
Hope	2.63 (.80)	2.86 (.67)	3.07 (.63)^*
Control	2.84 (.49)	2.98 (.57)	3.13 (.55)^*
Rule compliance	2.29 (.31)	2.38 (.28)	2.42 (.24)^*
Anxiety	1.49 (.42)	1.54 (.42)	1.55 (.44)
Peer social skills	2.36 (.38)	2.46 (.36)	2.61 (.33)^*
School interest	2.45 (.38)	2.53 (.36)	2.67 (.32)^*

P < .0001