Abstract
This study sought to investigate the moderating effect of grit on the impact of social stigma perceived by out-of-school youth on depression. For this purpose, 302 out-of-school youth were selected as research subjects. First, the results of analyzing the collected data. It was found that there was a statistically significant positive correlation between social stigma and depression in out-of-school youth. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between social stigma and grit, and depression and grit. Second, grit was found to have a significant influence as a moderating variable in the effect of social stigma on depression among out-of-school youth. Therefore, in order to reduce depression caused by social stigma perceived by out-of-school youth, it is very important to improve positive emotions such as grit in addition to compensating for vulnerabilities in the surrounding environment.
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