The Relationship Between the Mental Health of Slovenian Adolescents and the Support of their Various Personal Social Networks

Results of multivariate relationship analysis between perceived stress score and the support scores of various personal social networks of adolescents in the HBSC study, Slovenia 2018 (n=3463)_

Support score	b	95% CI for b		p-value
		Lower limit	Upper limit
FaSS	0.209	0.161	0.257	p<0.001
FrSS	0.198	0.140	0.256	p<0.001
CSS	0.352	0.229	0.476	p<0.001
TSS	0.552	0.441	0.664	p<0.001

Description of observed outcomes in the study of the mental health of Slovenian adolescents and the support of their various personal social networks_

Observed outcome (score)/Item	Item values	Range of score values
Perceived stress (Perceived stress score - PSS)
In the last month …
… how often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life?	1 - Never to5 - Very often	4-20
… how often have you felt confident about your ability to handle your personal problems?
… how often have you felt that things were going your way?
… how often have you felt difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them?
Risk of depression (Well-being index - WBI)
Over the last two weeks …
… I have felt cheerful and in good spirits.	1 - At no time to	5-30
… I have felt calm and relaxed.	6 - All the time
… I have felt active and vigorous.
… I woke up feeling fresh and rested.
… my daily life has been filled with things that interest me.

Results of multivariate relationship analysis between well-being index and the support scores of various personal social networks of adolescents in the HBSC study, Slovenia 2018 (n=3463)_

Support score	b	95% CI for b		p-value
		Lower limit	Upper limit
FaSS	0.295	0.208	0.382	p<0.001
FrSS	0.356	0.251	0.461	p<0.001
CSS	1.140	0.916	1.364	p<0.001
TSS	0.933	0.730	1.135	p<0.001

Description of explanatory factors in the study of the mental health of Slovenian adolescents and the support of their various personal social networks_

Explanatory factor (score)/Item	Item values	Range of score values
Family support (Family support score - FaSS)
My family really tries to help me.	1 - Very strongly disagree to	4-28
I get the emotional help and support I need from my family.	7 - Very strongly agree
I can talk about my problems with my family.
My family is willing to help me make decisions.
Friend support (Friend support score - FrSS)
My friends really try to help me.	1 - Very strongly disagree to	4-28
I can count on my friends when things go wrong.	7 - Very strongly agree
I have friends with whom I can share my joys and sorrows.
I can talk about my problems with my friends.
Classmate support (Classmate support score - CSS)
The students in my class(es) enjoy being together.	1 - Strongly disagree to	3-15
Most of the students in my class(es) are kind and helpful.	5 - Strongly agree
Other students accept me as I am.
Teacher support (Teacher support score - TSS)
I feel that my teachers accept me as I am.	1 - Strongly disagree to	3-15
I feel that my teachers care about me as a person.	5 - Strongly agree
I feel a lot of trust in my teachers.