| dc.contributor.author | Besigye Barigye, Brian | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-15T09:51:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-03-15T09:51:12Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-02 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/9502 | |
| dc.description | A research dissertation submitted to the School of Psychology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Bachelors’ of Community Psychology Degree of Makerere University | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Depression is a serious problem among school going adolescents. The study aimed at examining the relationship between social support, self-esteem and depression among adolescents. It adopted a correlational research design. A sample of 102 adolescents both male and female aged between 13-20 years were selected by use of simple random sampling technique. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data and it was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Scientists. Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation Coefficient (rs ) was used to test the significance of hypotheses. Results revealed that there is a significant relationship between social support and depression among adolescents as well as self-esteem and depression among adolescents. In addition, results revealed that there is a significant relationship between social support and self-esteem among adolescents. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Makerere University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Depression | en_US |
| dc.subject | Adolescents | en_US |
| dc.subject | Social support | en_US |
| dc.subject | Self-esteem | en_US |
| dc.title | Social Support, Self-Esteem and Depression among Adolescents | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
