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The Influence of Peer Pressure on Adolescents’ Social Behaviour

M.A. Adeniyi, VA Kolawole

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This paper discusses the influence of peer pressure on adolescent social behavior. A sample size of 100 participants was randomly selected from five secondary schools in Amuwo-Odofin Local Education District of Lagos State. A twenty-item Peer Pressure on Adolescents Behaviour Questionnaire (PPABQ) was administered on the sample. It was hypothesized that there will be no significant influence of peer pressure on social behaviour, self-concept, gender and parental rearing pattern. This hypothesis was accepted. It was found out that peer pressure has no significant impact on the variables studied.

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This paper discusses the influence of peer pressure on adolescent social behavior. A sample size of 100 participants was randomly selected from five secondary schools in Amuwo-Odofin Local Education District of Lagos State. A twenty-item Peer Pressure on Adolescents Behaviour Questionnaire (PPABQ) was administered on the sample. It was hypothesized that there will be no significant influence of peer pressure on social behaviour, self-concept, gender and parental rearing pattern. This hypothesis was accepted. It was found out that peer pressure has no significant impact on the variables studied.

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This paper discusses the influence of peer pressure on adolescent social behavior. A sample size of 100 participants was randomly selected from five secondary schools in Amuwo-Odofin Local Education District of Lagos State. A twenty-item Peer Pressure on Adolescents Behaviour Questionnaire (PPABQ) was administered on the sample. It was hypothesized that there will be no significant influence of peer pressure on social behaviour, self-concept, gender and parental rearing pattern. This hypothesis was accepted. It was found out that peer pressure has no significant impact on the variables studied.

Key concepts: Peer pressure, Psychology, Peer influence, Social pressure, Peer group, Sample (material), Social influence, Developmental psychology

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