Social support, substance abuse and depression among adolescents

dc.contributor.author	Ayebale, Tonny
dc.date.accessioned	2019-12-25T07:22:23Z
dc.date.available	2019-12-25T07:22:23Z
dc.date.issued	2019-11
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/7981
dc.description	A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Bachelor’s degree in Community Psychology of Makerere University	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This study examined the relationship between social support, substance abuse and depression among 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 wads analyzed using the statistical package for social scientists (SPSS, VERSION 21). Pearson Correlation (r) was used to test the significance of the hypotheses. Results revealed that there is a significant relationship between social support and substance abuse, as well as substance abuse and depression among adolescents. Additionally, results also revealed that there is a significant relationship between Social support and depression among adolescent	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Makerere University	en_US
dc.subject	Social support	en_US
dc.subject	Substance abuse	en_US
dc.subject	Depression among adolescents	en_US
dc.subject	Adolescents	en_US
dc.title	Social support, substance abuse and depression among adolescents	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US