Relationship Between Perceived Social Self-Efficacy and Depression in Adolescents

Zaeema Riaz Ahmad; Saba Yasien MPhil; Riaz Ahmad

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Relationship Between Perceived Social Self-Efficacy and Depression in Adolescents

Author(s):

Zaeema Riaz Ahmad^1,*,

Saba Yasien MPhil²,

Riaz Ahmad³

1Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Address: 118/20, Abul Asar Hafiz Jalindhri Road, Gulistan-e Jauhar Karachi, Sindh - 75290, Sindh, Pakistan

2Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

3Director and Associate Professor, Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

IJ Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences:Vol. 8, issue 3; 65-84

Published online:Sep 30, 2014

Article type:Research Article

Received:Nov 03, 2013

Accepted:Jun 05, 2014

How to Cite:Zaeema Riaz AhmadSaba Yasien MPhilRiaz AhmadRelationship Between Perceived Social Self-Efficacy and Depression in Adolescents.Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci.8(3):65-84.

Abstract

Objective: The objective of the present study is to investigate the relationship of perceived social selfefficacy (PSSE) with depression in students.

Methods: The sample of the present study consisted of 216 adolescent students including 120 males and 96 females randomly selected from different educational institutes of Karachi, Pakistan. The age of the participants ranged from 16 to 19 years old, with the mean age of 17.09 ± 1.13 years. Personal information form, PSSE scale, and Siddiqui-Shah depression scale were administered on the adolescent students to check the following hypothesis; there would be a negative correlation between PSSE and depression in adolescents.

Results: Pearson product moment coefficient of correlation was applied to analyze the relationship between PSSE and level of depression in adolescent students. Findings of the study showed a significant negative correlation (r = −0.149, p < 0.05) between the variables of PSSE and depression.

Conclusion: There is a relationship between PSSE and depression in adolescents. Declaration of interest: None.

Citation: Ahmad ZR, Yasien S, Ahmad R. Relationship between perceived social self-efficacy and depression in adolescents. Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci 2014; 8(3): 65-74

Keywords

Adolescents

Depression

Perceived Social Self-Efficacy

Siddiqui-Shah Depression Scale

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