Factors Effecting Social Support Among Adolescents in Haryana

Social support describes the physical and emotional comfort given to individuals by their family, friends and other significant persons in their lives. The present study was undertaken on 460 adolescents studying in schools of 11th and 12th standard of Hisar district of Haryana state. The age range was 16 to 17 years. Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ) developed by Sarson et al. (1987) was used to assess the social support. Results of the study highlighted that adolescents studying in schools received good social support and were more satisfied as compared to university adolescents. If adolescents do not get social support at the time they need either from family members or non family members, they will become victim and get depression earlier. So that social support from peers, friends, family members or non family members becomes important during adolescence period.