| dc.contributor.author | Ampaire, Brenda | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-17T16:02:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-17T16:02:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-12 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/7768 | |
| dc.description | A dissertation submitted to the school of in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of Bachelor’s Degree in Community Psychology of Makerere University | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The study aimed at examining the relationship between Perceived Social support, Peer pressure
and self esteem among Adolescents. A sample of 100 adolescents between 15 to 20 years of
ages both girls and boys within Rukungiri District were obtained. Data was collected using a
combination of self administered questionnaires for assessing Perceived Social Support, Peer
Pressure and Self esteem among adolescents. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for
Social Sciences (SPSS) specifically Pearson product moment correlation. Findings indicated that
there was a significant relationship between Perceived social support and peer pressure among
adolescents, there was also a significant relationship between Perceived Social Support and Self
Esteem among adolescents, and there was also a positive significant relationship between Peer
Pressure and Self Esteem among adolescents. This study recommends that parents should
support their children emotionally and academically while rising them up | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Makerere University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Social support | en_US |
| dc.subject | Peer pressure | en_US |
| dc.subject | Self esteem | en_US |
| dc.subject | Adolescents in Rukungiri district | en_US |
| dc.subject | Rukungiri district | en_US |
| dc.title | Perceived social support, peer pressure and self esteem among adolescents in Rukungiri District | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
