Social support, self-esteem and depression among adolescents
dc.contributor.author | Naigaga, Shakira | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-12-21T07:51:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-12-21T07:51:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/5501 | |
dc.description.abstract | Depression is a serious problem among adolescents. The study aimed at examining the relationship between social support, self-esteem and depression among adolescents. A correlational design was used on a sample of 100 male and female respondents aged between 12-20 years were selected and a purpose constructed self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data which was later analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS). Spearman`s Rank Order Correlation Coefficient (rs) was used to measure the level of significance of hypotheses and results revealed that there is a significant relationship between social support and self-esteem among adolescents; there is a significant relationship between social support and depression and lastly, there is a significant relationship between self-esteem and depression. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Makerere University | en_US |
dc.subject | Adolescents | en_US |
dc.subject | Depression | en_US |
dc.subject | Self-esteem | en_US |
dc.title | Social support, self-esteem and depression among adolescents | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis/Dissertation (Undergraduate) | en_US |