The general benefits of social support are well-documented; however, little is understood about the unique contributions of social support from specific sources, such as parents and peers. In addition, it is unknown whether social support from some sources might buffer against a lack of social support from another source for the outcome of internalizing problems. The current study investigated two research questions: (a) What is the association between social support from mothers, fathers, classmates, and close friends and internalizing problems for adolescent boys and girls? and (b) Can social support from one source (e.g., mothers) buffer against internalizing problems when social support from another source (e.g., fathers) may be lacking? Do these associations vary by gender? These research questions were examined with a sample of 364 middle school students (61.3% female). Students completed a series of self-report questionnaires assessing social support and internalizing symptoms. Multiple group structural equation models indicated that social support provided general benefits from all sources for early adolescent boys and girls. Regarding stress-buffering with low support as a stressor, no evidence was found for compensation between mothers and fathers. Mother support compensated for low classmate support for both boys and girls and father support compensated for low classmate support for boys. Classmate support compensated for low close friend support for boys. Implications in the context of the school environment for both boys and girls are discussed.

社会支持的一般好处是有据可查的；然而，人们对来自父母和同龄人等特定来源的社会支持的独特贡献知之甚少。此外，不知道来自某些来源的社会支持是否可以缓冲另一个来源的社会支持的缺乏，以解决内化问题的结果。目前的研究调查了两个研究问题：(a) 来自母亲、父亲、同学和密友的社会支持与青春期男孩和女孩的内化问题之间有何关联？(b) 当来自另一个来源（例如，母亲）的社会支持时，来自一个来源（例如，母亲）的社会支持能否缓冲内化问题？父亲）可能缺乏？这些关联是否因性别而异？这些研究问题由 364 名中学生（61.3% 为女性）组成。学生完成了一系列评估社会支持和内化症状的自我报告问卷。多群体结构方程模型表明，社会支持为青春期早期的男孩和女孩提供了所有来源的普遍益处。关于低支持的压力缓冲作为压力源，没有发现母亲和父亲之间补偿的证据。母亲的支持弥补了同学对男孩和女孩的低支持，而父亲的支持弥补了同学对男孩的低支持。同学的支持弥补了男孩对亲密朋友的支持不足。讨论了学校环境对男孩和女孩的影响。