Lately symptoms of depression among adolescents have been alarmingly increasing. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of depression and its predictive factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted on randomly selected 191 adolescent consisting of ‘Form Four’ students from five selected secondary schools in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. A self-administrative questionnaire which consisted of six sections (A) demographics, (B) level of depression, (C) family relationships, (D) peer support, (E) level of self-esteem, and (F) academic achievement were handed out. The prevalence of depression was 50.3%. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that adolescents who had problems with peers were more likely to suffer from depression compared to those without problems with their peers (aOR 2.84, 95% CI 1.50, 5.36). Future researches need to be planned in order to examine additional factors such as pressure from the teachers in order to strengthen our understanding about depression among adolescents. The results of the present study maybe useful to various parties who are concerned about this problem.
Poor Peer Support as a Predictive Factor towards Depression among Adolescent
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Kebelakangan ini, tanda-tanda kemurungan dalam kalangan remaja semakin meningkat. Kajian ini dijalankan untuk menentukan prevalens kemurungan dan faktor-faktor ramalan. Satu kajian keratan rentas telah dijalankan 191 remaja yang terpilih secara rawak dan terdiri daripada pelajar tingkatan empat dari lima buah sekolah menengah di negeri Selangor, Malaysia. Satu soal selidik yang terdiri daripada enam bahagian (A) demografi, (B) tahap kemurungan, (C) hubungan keluarga, (D) tahap sokongan rakan sebaya, (E) harga diri, dan (F) pencapaian akademik telah diedarkan. Prevalen kemurungan adalah 50.3%. Analisis regresi logistik mendapati, remaja yang mempunyai masalah dengan rakan-rakan adalah lebih cenderung untuk mengalami kemurungan berbanding dengan mereka yang tidak mempunyai masalah dengan rakan-rakan mereka (aOR 2.84, 95% CI 1.50, 5.36). Kajian selanjutnya perlu meneliti faktor-faktor lain seperti tekanan daripada guru-guru untuk mengukuhkan pemahaman kita mengenai kemurungan di kalangan remaja. Diharapkan hasil kajian ini berguna kepada pelbagai pihak yang mengambil berat tentang masalah ini.
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