The role of social support in mitigating dating violence: A correlational study of adolescence in Jakarta

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social support, dating violence, adolescenceAbstract
The present study aims to examine the influence of social supports (i.e. family, friends, and significant others) on dating violence in adolescents. The measuring instruments used were Multidimential Scale of Perceived Social Support and Conflict Adolescent Dating Relationship Inventory. In the present study 400 adolescents participated with the age range of 15 to 18 years old, whereas 305 (76.3%) are female and 95 (23.8%) are male. The result from regression analysis revealed that family support is important in preventing dating violence in adolescent. On the contrary, social support from friends and significant others do not contribute in preventing dating violence. Result, limitation, and suggestion are discussed.
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