Social Support, Self-Esteem and Depression among Adolescents

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between social support, self-esteem and depression among school going adolescents. It adopted a correlational research design. A sample of 100 adolescents both boys and girls aged between 13 – 20 years were selected by use of simple random sampling technique. Data was collected by use of self-administered questionnaire and was analyzed using the statistical package for social scientists (SPSS, version 21). Spearman Correlation Coefficient (rs) was used to test the significance of the hypotheses. Results revealed that there is a significant relationship between social support and depression, as well as self-esteem and depression among school going adolescents. Additionally results also revealed that there is a significant relationship between social support and self-esteem among school going adolescents