(WILEY., 2021) Höltge, Jan.; Theron, Linda.; Van Rensburg, Angelique.; Cowden, Richard Gregory.; Govender, Kaymarlin.; Ungar, Michael.
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.
