Family cohesion and depression in adolescents: a mediating role of self-confidence Authors Sayyeda Taskeen Zahra Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan Sadia Saleem Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan Admin DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.1384 Abstract Abstract Objective: To identify the mediating role of self-confidence in family cohesion and depression in adolescents. Methods: The cross-sectional research design was used and study was conducted in the mainstream government schools of Lahore. A sample of 394 adolescents (boys = 54%, girls = 46%), aged 12-19 years (M = 14.76; SD = 1.39) recruited through multistage sampling strategy. Family Cohesion Scale, Self-confidence Scale and Depression Scale for Adolescents were used to measure family cohesion, self-confidence and depression respectively. Results: A significant positive association between family cohesion and self-confidence (p < .001), and a significant negative association of family cohesion (p < .001) and self-confidence (p < .01) with depression was found. Moreover, mediation analysis revealed that self-confidence partially mediates the relationship between family cohesion and depression (p = .01). Conclusion: Early and timely identification of risk factors can prevent from serious consequences of depression in adolescents. Keywords: Family cohesion, self-confidence, depression, adolescents. Downloads PDF Published 2020-11-06 How to Cite Sayyeda Taskeen Zahra, Sadia Saleem, & Admin. (2020). Family cohesion and depression in adolescents: a mediating role of self-confidence. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.1384 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue A Head of Print Section RESEARCH ARTICLE License Copyright (c) 2020 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.