Loneliness, stress, self esteem and depression among Malaysian adolescents

The current study examined the degree of relationships between loneliness, stress and self-esteem with depression among adolescents. The respondents were 1407 secondary school adolescents aged between 13 to 17 years old from selected states in Malaysia. Data were collected by using a self-administer...

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Main Authors: Yaacob, Siti Nor, Juhari, Rumaya, Abu Talib, Mansor, Uba, Ikechukwu
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Language:English
Published: Fakulti Pengurusan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2009
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15485/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15485/1/Loneliness%2C%20stress%2C%20self%20esteem%20and%20depression%20among%20Malaysian%20adolescents..pdf
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author Yaacob, Siti Nor
Juhari, Rumaya
Abu Talib, Mansor
Uba, Ikechukwu
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Juhari, Rumaya
Abu Talib, Mansor
Uba, Ikechukwu
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description The current study examined the degree of relationships between loneliness, stress and self-esteem with depression among adolescents. The respondents were 1407 secondary school adolescents aged between 13 to 17 years old from selected states in Malaysia. Data were collected by using a self-administered questionnaire. Adolescent depression was measured by Children Depression Inventory (CDI) (Kovacs, 1985) while stress was measured by Perceive Stress Scale (Cohen, 1983). Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (Russell, Peplau, & Cutrona, 1980) measured loneliness and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) measured self-esteem. The findings of the study showed that loneliness, stress and self-esteem have moderate significant relationships with depression and stress emerged as the strongest predictor of adolescent depression.
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spelling upm-154852016-08-26T08:46:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15485/ Loneliness, stress, self esteem and depression among Malaysian adolescents Yaacob, Siti Nor Juhari, Rumaya Abu Talib, Mansor Uba, Ikechukwu The current study examined the degree of relationships between loneliness, stress and self-esteem with depression among adolescents. The respondents were 1407 secondary school adolescents aged between 13 to 17 years old from selected states in Malaysia. Data were collected by using a self-administered questionnaire. Adolescent depression was measured by Children Depression Inventory (CDI) (Kovacs, 1985) while stress was measured by Perceive Stress Scale (Cohen, 1983). Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (Russell, Peplau, & Cutrona, 1980) measured loneliness and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) measured self-esteem. The findings of the study showed that loneliness, stress and self-esteem have moderate significant relationships with depression and stress emerged as the strongest predictor of adolescent depression. Fakulti Pengurusan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2009-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15485/1/Loneliness%2C%20stress%2C%20self%20esteem%20and%20depression%20among%20Malaysian%20adolescents..pdf Yaacob, Siti Nor and Juhari, Rumaya and Abu Talib, Mansor and Uba, Ikechukwu (2009) Loneliness, stress, self esteem and depression among Malaysian adolescents. Jurnal Kemanusiaan, 14. pp. 85-95. ISSN 1675-1930 http://www.management.utm.my/jurnal-kemanusiaan/issue/bil-14-2009/124-loneliness-stress-self-esteem-and-depression-among-malaysian-adolescents
spellingShingle Yaacob, Siti Nor
Juhari, Rumaya
Abu Talib, Mansor
Uba, Ikechukwu
Loneliness, stress, self esteem and depression among Malaysian adolescents
title Loneliness, stress, self esteem and depression among Malaysian adolescents
title_full Loneliness, stress, self esteem and depression among Malaysian adolescents
title_fullStr Loneliness, stress, self esteem and depression among Malaysian adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Loneliness, stress, self esteem and depression among Malaysian adolescents
title_short Loneliness, stress, self esteem and depression among Malaysian adolescents
title_sort loneliness, stress, self esteem and depression among malaysian adolescents
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15485/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15485/1/Loneliness%2C%20stress%2C%20self%20esteem%20and%20depression%20among%20Malaysian%20adolescents..pdf