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    Acculturation, depression and substance abuse among adolescents
    ( 2018) Nakakande, Evelyne
    Background: The Ministry of Health has revealed that the country recorded more than 85,000 cases of drug and alcohol abuse between 2010 and 2014. Statement of the Problem: Substance use among adolescents has increasingly been reported over time in schools and the community where majority of adolescents engage in excessive consumption of alcohol and drugs like cocaine, caffeine, marijuana among others. Also peer group pressure, social support from friends and family has been reported to increase substance use in most communities. Purpose of the Study: To purpose of the study was to examine the factors leading to acculturation, depression and drug abuse among adolescents in Uganda. Conclusion: According to the research findings, acculturation is associated with very many challenges yet it’s ignored and not given much attention. The research did not reveal the real understanding of acculturation making it a big challenge and portraying a big gap, giving more concerns about carrying out more research to give a clear understanding of acculturation. This therefore means that acculturation among adolescents should be broadly studied by researchers, mental health professionals (to find out its effect on the populations’ mental health), government among the population mentioned in order to come up with solutions and interventions for the problems associated with it.
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    Child abuse, Self-esteem and Depression among school going adolescents
    ( 2018-08-30) Mugarura, Joseph
    Purpose: This study sought to examine child abuse, self-esteem and depression among school going adolescents Objectives: This study was guided by the following objectives: 1. To identify the relationship between child abuse and self-esteem among school going adolescents. 2. To establish the relationship between child abuse and depression among school going adolescents. 3. To investigate the relationship between self-esteem and depression among school going adolescents.
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    Child abuse, self-esteem and depression among school going adolescents
    ( 2019-01-08) Nakasaawe, Monica
    The dissertation explores the correlations in the theme of child abuse self-esteem and depression among school going adolescents. The research was carried out at Makerere modern secondary school among both boys and girls and the sample was purposive in nature. A quantitative research was carried out to find if there is a significant relationship. The findings of the research were in line with the literature that had been presented and it was found that there was a significant relationship between child abuse and self-esteem, child abuse and depression and self-esteem and depression among school going adolescents. The dissertation will draw attention to child abuse, self-esteem and depression as key concerns that affect adolescents in schools.
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    Peer pressure, stress and substance abuse among adolescents
    ( 2018) Nakalembe, Sarah
    The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between peer pressure, substance abuse and stress among adolescents. The study employed a quantitative correlational study design. A sample of 205 adolescent students both male and female, aged 11-18 years was selected. A self- administered questionnaire was used to collect data and was analysed using statistical package for social scientists (SPSS, version 21). Pearson Correlation Co-efficient(r) was used to test the significance of the hypotheses. Results showed that there is a significant relationship between peer pressure and substance abuse as well as peer pressure and stress. However, results indicated that there is no significant relationship between substance abuse and stress.
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    Self esteem, depression and substance use among adolescents
    ( 2018-09) Nakaluuba, Liberty Stella
    The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between self-esteem, depression and substance use among adolescents in few selected villages in Nakawa Division. The researcher did an in depth study of Documents and publications about depression, self-esteem and substance use. A sample of 100 people participated in this study, that is, 50 male and 50 female adolescents from Nakawa Division in Kampala District. Data was analyzed using tables and results show that that there is a significant relationship between self-esteem and Substance use. There is a significant relationship between Depression and Substance. Self-esteem and depression are not significantly related. Recommendations and conclusions about the research phenomena were made in relation to the results that came up from the data analysis.
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    Social support, Self-esteem and Depression among adolescents in Secondary schools in Kampala
    (Makerer University, 2019-01) Kyomuhendo, Evalyne ; Nanshemeza,Naome
    The study aimed at examining the relationship between social support, self-esteem and depression among adolescents in secondary schools in Kampala. The objectives of the study were; to examine the relationship between social support and self-esteem, to examine the relationship between social support and depression and to examine the relationship between self-esteem and depression. The study adopted a correlational as its research design where quantitative method was used to gather information for proper analysis and making appropriate inferences, generalizations and conclusions to the population and qualitative method was used so as to capture the information regarding attitudes and behavior hence supplementing information from quantitative sources. The researcher considered a sample size of 216 respondents both male and female where he employed a simple random sampling technique to select the respondents. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents and the analysis was done using SPSS version 21 The study findings revealed that revealed that there is a significant relationship between social support and self-esteem at r= (.188), n=216, p<0.05. The study also revealed that there is a significant relationship between social support and depression among adolescents at (r= .294, n=216, p<0.05). Still, the study revealed that there is a significant relationship between self-esteem and depression (r=.159, n-216, p<0.05). In conclusion, No education system will be effective if it continually emphasizes higher levels of social support and esteem, but fails to address the problem of depression among adolescents. Therefore, stakeholders at all levels should be convinced that social support impacts on self-esteem which also impacts on the mood of adolescents