Feelings of Helplessness: A Study of the Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Depression in Late Adolescents

Abstract

Adolescence is a period of making decisions about their lives, ranging from decisions about the future, people who will be friends, college decisions and so on. This situation will cause many problems in late adolescents in dealing with these developments. This study aims to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and depression in late adolescents. The hypothesis proposed in this study is that there is a negative relationship between self-efficacy and depression in late adolescents. The subjects in this study amounted to 300 late adolescents. The data collection method used the Beck Depression Inventory- II Scale (BDI-II) and General Self Efficacy (GSE), using the Likert Scale mode consisting of four alternative answers. The data analysis method used is the parametric correlation technique, namely Product Moment Correlation developed by Karl Pearson. Based on the results of data analysis, in testing the hypothesis of the relationship between self-efficacy and depression, the correlation coefficient (rxy) = 0.126 and (0.029 <0.050) means that there is a significant negative correlation between self-efficacy and depression. The coefficient of determination (R2) is 0.0160 which indicates that the self-efficacy variable contributes 1.6% to depression and the remaining 98.4% is influenced by other factors that have not been studied.

Keywords: Self-efficacy, Depression, Late Adolescence, Clinical