Academic stress, anxiety and depression among adolescents in Nakirebe Mpigi District

Abstract

Depression is a serious problem among adolescents. The study aimed at examining the relationship between academic stress and anxiety among adolescents. a correlational design was used on a sample of 100 male and female purpose constructed self-administered questionnaire were used to data which was later analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). Pearson Correlation Coefficient (rs) was used to measure the significance of hypotheses.Results revealed that there is a significant relationship between academic stress and depression among adolescents. However, results revealed that there is no significant relationship between anxiety and academic stress as well as anxiety and depression among adolescents