Emotional regulation, social relationships and depression among adolescents

Abstract

The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between Emotional regulation, Social Relationship and Depression among the Adolescents in Kampala. The study targeted 244 respondents, 134 males and 110 females aged 14-19 years. It used a quantitative correlation study design which was adopted to establish the relationship between variables. Questionnaires were given to the 244 respondents and collected data was analyzed using a statistical package for social sciences to test the hypotheses. Pearson product moment correlation Coefficient test was used to test the hypotheses results showed that there is a significant relationship between emotional regulation and social relationships, r(N=244) = .189, p= 0.003. Emotional regulation and depression have no relationship, r (N=244) = .24, p= 0.114. The results also show that there is no relationship between social relationships and depression, r (N=244) = .101, p= 0.705. Results were. found through using purposive technique to select respondents to produce presentative results. Instruments of Emotional regulation questionnaire (ERE) social relation support for education (SRSE) and patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9) were used to collect proper data about emotion regulation, social relationships and depression among adolescents