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Feeling Needed and Useful and Psychological Well-Being in Early to Middle Adolescence. | Synapse

March 3, 2026

Feeling Needed and Useful and Psychological Well-Being in Early to Middle Adolescence.

Key Points

This research aims to explore how feelings of usefulness and contribution affect psychological well-being in adolescents.
Analyzed the relationship between feeling needed and psychological well-being.
Investigated social contexts impacting adolescents' sense of contribution.
Considered diverse environments where adolescents interact.
Feeling needed correlates positively with higher psychological well-being in adolescents.
Support from others enhances feelings of usefulness, further improving mental health.
Identified the need for longitudinal studies to examine trajectories over time.

Abstract

Findings highlight the psychological importance of helping adolescents feel that they can contribute and be useful to others, in addition to receiving support themselves. Future research should investigate trajectories of feeling needed and useful in diverse social contexts and their implications for long-term psychological well-being.

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Ava Trimble

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Naomi I Eisenberger

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Adriana Galván

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University of California, Los Angeles

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Trimble et al. (Sun,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69a67f06f353c071a6f0adfa — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70128