Social support, self-Esteem and depression among adolescents in Kampala

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.