Show simple item record

dc.contributor.authorNabassaku, Noor Kiboowa
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-10T10:22:57Z
dc.date.available2019-05-10T10:22:57Z
dc.date.issued2018-09
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/5875
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed at finding out the relationship between peer pressure, locus of control and substance abuse among adolescents in school with in Wakiso district. The study is targeting one hundred (100) students in mostly those in lower secondary between the ages of 13 and 19 of both sex and among all religions. The specific objectives of the study included establishing a relationship between peer pressure and substance abuse, finding out the relationship between locus of control and substance abuse and establishing a connection between peer pressure and locus of control. Questionnaires to measure peer pressure, locus of control and substance abuse were administered to 100 school going adolescents using convenience sampling technique. The hypotheses where tested using the Analysis of variance (ANOVA).The findings concluded that there was no significant difference between peer pressure and locus of control, no significant difference between peer pressure and substance abuse and no significant difference between locus of control and substance abuse.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMakerere Universityen_US
dc.subjectPeer pressureen_US
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.subjectSubstance abuseen_US
dc.subjectWakiso Districten_US
dc.titlePeer pressure, locus of control and substance abuse among adolescentsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US


Files in this item

Thumbnail

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record