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This investigation provides a descriptive framework for Hispanic adolescents' preference for social support on salient concerns in their daily lives. Participants were 698 Hispanic adolescents attending a junior high school (grades 7–8), 138 of whom were identified by the school as “migratory” students. Participants identified who they would most likely talk to given specific concerns. Parents and teachers were major sources of support and information, in particular for matters of school-work and relationships with peers and teachers at school Peers were the preferred sources for nonacademic issues such as “looks” and getting along with other students. The patterns described above varied according to gender and migrant status. Possible explanations were considered and related to likely variations in the subcultures of gender and migrant status.
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Morrison, G.M., Laughlin, J., San Miguel, S. et al. Sources of Support for School-Related Issues; Choices of Hispanic Adolescents Varying in Migrant Status. Journal of Youth and Adolescence 26, 233–252 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024508816651
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