Depression, Anxiety, Hopelessness and Self-esteem in a Clinical Sample of Adolescents in Kosovo

Abstract

Aim of the study The present study aims to assess the prevalence of depression and anxiety in a clinical sample of adolescents and also examine the relationship between depression levels, anxiety, hopelessness, and self-esteem. Methodology It is a cross-sectional correlational study conducted in a clinical sample of 91 adolescents (Mage=14.56, SD=2.376) referred in the Mental Health Unit for Children and Adolscents in Prizren. The measures used include The Revised Children Manifest Anxiety Scale, Depression Self-Rating Scale for Children, Self-esteem Rosenborg Scale dhe Hopelessnes Children Scale (Kazdin). Results Results showed a prevalence rate of 28.6% for depression (26 cases) and 31.9% for anxiety (29 cases). Low self-esteem was prevalent at a rate of 48.3% (42 cases) and hopelessness at a rate of 18.4% (16 cases). Depression correlates positively with age (r=.284, p Conclusions The best predictor for depression levels are anxiety levels, and vice versa. These findings have important practical implications for clinical work.