Abstract
The present study aimed at examining the relationship between
self-criticism, self-silencing and depressive symptoms among adolescents.
It was hypothesized that there is likely to be a positive relationship between
self-criticism, self-silencing and depressive symptoms. A sample of 121
adolescent boys (n=61) and girl (n=60) of mean age 17.95 (SD= 1.09) was
selected through probability random sampling strategy based on the
inclusion criteria recruited from government sector colleges of Lahore.
The English version of ‘Depressive Experience Questionnaire (Blatt,
D’Affliti & Quinlan, 1995), Silencing the self-scale (Jack & Dill, 1992),
and Centre for epidemiological studies depression-Revision (Eaton et. al.,
2004) were administered to the participants. Pearson product moment
correlation showed a significant positive relationship among self-criticism,
self-silencing and depressive symptoms. A hierarchical regression analysis
depicts that both self-criticism and self-silencing significantly predict
depressive symptoms in adolescents. Moreover, girls are more likely to
experience depressive symptoms. The findings of the present study help in
identifying the psychological issues and vulnerable population of
adolescents who can be referred for psychological intervention.
Asnea Tariq, Aasma Yousaf. (2020) Self-criticism, Self-Silencing and Depressive Symptoms among Adolescents, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume-30, Issue-1.
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