Ng, Albert Jia Jun (2009) Prevalence of depressive symptoms and its correlation with self-esteem among primary school children in Kuching. [Final Year Project Report] (Unpublished)
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Abstract
This study seeks to investigate the prevelance of depressive symptoms among primary school children in Kuching area. This study examines whether there is a significant difference based on gender and ethnicity. This study also examines the relationship between depressive symptoms and self-esteem. Children Depression Inventory (CDI) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RES) were utilized in this study to collect data. One hundred and eleven students from four primary school at Kuching area participated in this study. Data has been analysed by using crosstabulation, Pearson's correlation, t-test and One-Way ANOVA. The results showed that 23.4% of the samples scored higher than the cutoff point (18) in the CDI. Result also showed that there was no significant difference between boys and girls but there was significant difference based on ethnicity. Although there was a moderate relationship between depressive symptoms and self-esteem, there was a significant relationship between those two variables. The result of this study will be helpful especially to psychologist, counsellor, parents and educator in understanding more about depression among children in order to prevent children getting into worse conditions.
| Item Type: | Final Year Project Report |
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| Additional Information: | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Primary school, primary school children, Children Depression Inventory (CDI), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RES), ethnicity, depressive symptoms, self-esteem, 2009, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS, universiti, university, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, IPTA, education, undergraduate, research |
| Subjects: | A General Works > AC Collections. Series. Collected works |
| Divisions: | Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development |
| Depositing User: | Karen Kornalius |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jul 2014 07:29 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Jan 2024 08:16 |
| URI: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/4095 |
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