Perceived Social Support of the Adolescents from Rural and Urban Setting

Adolescence (from Latin adolescere, meaning “to grow up”) is a transitional stage of physical and psychological human development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood (age of majority). Social support is defined as the belief that others understand your needs and will try to help you. Social support is any type of communication that helps the individual feel more certain about the situation and therefore feel as if they have a control over it. The present study examines the perceived social support of the adolescents in an urban and a rural setting. Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) developed by Zimet, Dahlam, Zimet and Farley (1988) was used in the present study. Based on the statistical analysis the results are discussed and conclusions are arrived at.