International Journal of Academic and Applied Research (IJAAR)   Year: 2023 | Volume: 7 | Issue: 8 | Page No.: 40-47 Hopeand Depression among Secondary School Adolescents in Delta State Download PDF AWALA, Eyimofe Tina, Prof (Mrs) E. E. Ebenuwa-Okoh and Dr A. E. Oghounu Abstract: The study examined the relationship between hope and depression among adolescents in secondary schools in Delta State. A total of three research questions were raised and three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study adopted a correlational research design. The population comprised all senior secondary school students in Delta State public secondary schools. A total of 1,000 senior secondary school students formed the sample size for the study. The multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted in the study. The instrument for the study is a questionnaire, which was used to collect the data. The face, content and construct validities of the research instrument was ascertained using expert judgement and factorial design. Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient was used to estimate the reliability of the instrument. The research questions were answered with the aid of Pearson's coefficient of determination. Hypotheses 1 were tested with regression statistics while hypotheses 2 and 3 were tested with Fisher's Z statistics. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of this study revealed a significant negative relationship between hope and depression among adolescents in secondary schools in Delta State; no significant moderating impact of sex on the relationship between hope and depression among adolescents in secondary schools in Delta State; and no moderating impact of location on the relationship between hope and depression among adolescents in secondary schools in Delta State. The researcher recommended that guidance counsellors should give a proper talk and properly guide the students on the need to be hopeful in order to prevent depression.