Social support, self-esteem and substance abuse among school going adolescents

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dc.contributor.author Nabweza, Judith
dc.date.accessioned 2021-03-23T06:57:07Z
dc.date.available 2021-03-23T06:57:07Z
dc.date.issued 2021-03
dc.description A research dissertation submitted to the School of Psychology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Bachelor of Community Psychology Degree of Makerere University en_US
dc.description.abstract The study examined the relationship between social support, self-esteem and stress among adolescents at Emma High School, Kampala district. The study adopted correlational research design. Self-administered questionnaires with standardized research items were used to collect data. A sample of 100 respondents which consists of 59 males and 41 females was selected by use of simple random technique. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 23. Pearson Correlation Coefficient (r) was used to test the significance of the hypothesis. Results indicated that there is a significant relationship between social support and self-esteem among adolescents (r= .396, p=.000<.01), as well as a significant relationship between social support and self-esteem among adolescents (r=.299, p= .002<.01). The results also revealed that here is a significant relationship between self-esteem and substance abuse among adolescents (r=.692, p=.000<.01). en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/9737
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Makerere University en_US
dc.subject Social support en_US
dc.subject Self-esteem en_US
dc.subject Stress en_US
dc.subject Adolescents en_US
dc.subject Emma High School, Kampala district en_US
dc.title Social support, self-esteem and substance abuse among school going adolescents en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
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