| dc.contributor.author | Mwagalanyi, Noor | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-02-02T13:18:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-02-02T13:18:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-02-01 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/15337 | |
| dc.description | Bachelor of Community Psychology | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The study was to examine the relationship between Self-Esteem, Depression and Substance
Abuse among University school going Adolescents in Kampala District
A study adopted a quantitative research approach with correlational method to determine the
relationship between the study variables. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 23.
The results showed that there significant relationship between Self esteem and substance abuse
among adolescents (r= .297**, p= .000<0.05) The results also showed a strong relationship selfesteem and depression among adolescents (r= -.606**, p= .004<0.05) The results also showed
there is a relationship between depression and substance abuse among adolescents (r= .320*, p=
.015<0.05)
Basing on this study, school going adolescents who avoid peer influence are better placed
to overcome substance abuse. By providing counseling and peer education, the bad peer influence
can be eradicated and instead peer groups be beneficial to adolescents in fighting substance abuse | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Makerere University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Self-Esteem | en_US |
| dc.subject | Depression | en_US |
| dc.subject | Substance abuse | en_US |
| dc.subject | University school going Adolescents | en_US |
| dc.title | Self-esteem, depression and substance abuse among University school going adolescents in Kampala District | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
