Social support, stress and delinquency among adolescents

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dc.contributor.author Karungi, Jannet
dc.date.accessioned 2022-04-26T08:56:01Z
dc.date.available 2022-04-26T08:56:01Z
dc.date.issued 2022-03
dc.description A dissertation submitted to the Department of Psychology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences in partial fulfillment for the award of Bachelor of Community Psychology of Makerere University. en_US
dc.description.abstract Delinquency refers to a minor crime, especially that committed by young people such as stealing from a store, truancy and gang fights. This study is aimed at examining the relationship between social support, stress and delinquency among school going adolescents in Kitante hill in Kampala central divison. The research employed a correlational survey research design with a sample size of 100 respondents who were selected by use of random sampling technique. Data was collected by use of self-administered questionnaire and was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23. Results revealed that there is a significant relationship between social support and stress among school going adolescents, there is a significant relationship between stress and delinquency among school going adolescents and lastly there is a significant relationship between social support and delinquency among school going adolescents. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/11904
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Makerere University en_US
dc.subject Young people en_US
dc.subject Store thefty en_US
dc.subject Social support en_US
dc.subject Stress en_US
dc.subject Delinqency en_US
dc.subject School going adolescents en_US
dc.subject Kitante hill en_US
dc.title Social support, stress and delinquency among adolescents en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
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