dc.contributor.author | Okoo, Jasper Sabiiti | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-22T14:37:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-12-22T14:37:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-11 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/7918 | |
dc.description | A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Bachelor’s degree in Community Psychology of Makerere University | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The major purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between peer pressure, drug
abuse and academic performance among high school students in Abim Secondary School. The
specific objectives of the study were to examine the relationship between peer pressure and drug
abuse among high school students, to establish the relationship between drug abuse and academic
performance among high school students and to assess the relationship between peer pressure and
academic performance among high school students
The study adopted correlation research design because it is a specific type of nonexperimental design used to describe the relationship between or among variables. The correlation
research design was used to measure relationship between peer pressure, drug abuse and academic
performance among high school students in Abim Secondary School. Data was presented into
statistical information using Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) and Pearson Product
Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) to establish whether the variables were correlated.
So the researcher observed and concluded that it is important to note that, the study revealed
that there was a significant relationship between peer pressure and drug abuse, the study also
revealed no significant relationship between drug abuse and academic performance and finally the
study revealed that there was a significant relationship between peer pressure and academic
performance among high school students in Abim Secondary School.
The study recommended that parents and caretakers of adolescents should be encouraged
by NGOS to provide adequate care to their adolescents. They should provide their children with
basic necessities such as school fees and encourage them to read hard instead of engaging in
substance abuse. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Makerere University | en_US |
dc.subject | Peer pressure | en_US |
dc.subject | Drug abuse | en_US |
dc.subject | Students academic performance | en_US |
dc.subject | High school students | en_US |
dc.subject | Abim secondary school | en_US |
dc.title | Peer pressure, Drug abuse and Academic performance among High school students in Abim secondary school | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |