Abstract:
Adolescents’ ability to function well under adversity relies on a network of interrelated support systems. This study investigated how consecutive age groups differ in the interactions between their support systems. A secondary data analysis of cross-sectional studies that assessed individual, caregiver, and contextual resources using the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (Ungar & Liebenberg, 2005) in 13- to 18-year-olds in Canada (N = 2,311) and South Africa (N = 3,039) was conducted applying network analysis. Individual and contextual systems generally showed the highest interconnectivity. While the interconnectivity between the individual and caregiver system declined in the Canadian sample, a u-shaped pattern was found for South Africa. The findings give first insights into cross-cultural and context-dependent patterns of interconnectivity between fundamental resource systems during adolescence.
Description:
SUPPORTING INFORMATION : FIGURE S1. (a) Country-Level Network Model for Canada Across Age Groups. (b) Country-Level Network Model for South Africa Across Age Groups. FIGURE S2. Edge Weight Accuracy and Centrality Stability TABLE S1. Detailed Study Characteristics for the 13- to 18-Year Olds From (a) Canada and (b) South Africa. TABLE S2. CFA Model Fit Indices. TABLE S3. (a) Results of the Bayesian Posterior Predictive Check Test for Each Pair of Age Groups. (b) Number of Significantly Different Resource Associations at p < .05 Between Age Groups. (c) Results of the Bayesian Posterior Predictive Check Test for Each Pair of Age Groups. (d) Number of Significantly Different Resource Associations at p < .05 Between Age Groups for South Africa.
