Social support, self-esteem and depression among students of Makerere University

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dc.contributor.author Najib, Kato Nabona
dc.date.accessioned 2026-01-13T12:23:06Z
dc.date.available 2026-01-13T12:23:06Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.description The research dissertation submitted to the Department of Community Psychology in the fulfillment for the award of the Bachelor of Community Psychology of Makerere University en_US
dc.description.abstract The study investigated the relationship between Social support, self-esteem and Depression among students of Makerere University. A quantitative approach was adopted in which only a quantitative data collection tool was used. Data was collected from 150 both male female adolescents using questionnaires. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics in terms of correlations. The results of the study revealed that there is a significant relationship between social support and self-esteem. Implying that students with high social support has high self-esteem. The results also showed that there is a significant relationship between self-esteem and depression. Implying that even when students have high self-esteem they still experience high levels of depression. Lastly the results showed that there is a negative significant relationship between social support and depression. Implying that students with high levels of social support experience low levels of depression. en_US
dc.identifier.citation Najib, K. N. (2023). Social support, self-esteem and depression among students of Makerere University; Unpublished dissertation, Makerere University, Kampala en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/21766
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Makerere University en_US
dc.title Social support, self-esteem and depression among students of Makerere University en_US
dc.type Other en_US
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