Relations between Perceived Social Support, Attachment and Kindness in High School Students

The aim of this study is to reveal the relationships between perceived social support, secure attachment to parents and peers, and the character strength of kindness in high school students. In this context, the study group consisted of a total of 676 high school students, 499 females (74%) and 177 males (26%), studying in Bursa, Turkey in the 2020-2021 academic year. As a result of the correlation analysis, positive and significant relationships were found between high school students’ perceived social support levels from their families, friends and teachers, their secure attachment to parents and peers, and their character strength of kindness. As a result of the path analysis, it was observed that the best model was the model in which high school students’ secure attachment to parents and peers predicted perceived social support from friends, family, and teachers, either directly or partially through kindness. It was observed that indirect predictive relationships were also significant after the bootstrapping process. The findings are discussed in the context of the relevant literature.

本研究旨在揭示高中生感知社会支持、对父母与同伴的安全依恋，以及仁慈性格优势之间的关联。本研究的研究群体为2020-2021学年土耳其布尔萨市的676名高中生，其中女生499名（占比74%），男生177名（占比26%）。经相关分析发现，高中生来自家庭、朋友与教师的感知社会支持水平，与其对父母及同伴的安全依恋、仁慈性格优势之间均存在显著正相关。经路径分析可知，最优模型为：高中生对父母与同伴的安全依恋可直接或部分通过仁慈性格优势，预测其来自朋友、家庭与教师的感知社会支持。经自助抽样（bootstrapping）过程验证后，其间接预测关系同样显著。本研究结果结合相关文献展开了讨论。