dc.contributor.author | Nkurunungi, Malcom | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-04T11:00:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-03-04T11:00:48Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-02 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/9264 | |
dc.description | A Dissertation Submitted to the School of Psychology in Partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of a Bachelor’s Degree in Community Psychology of Makerere University | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to find out the relationship between peer pressures, self-esteem and risk sexual behavior among adolescents. The research study was guided by the following objectives; to investigate whether peer pressure is related to self-esteem, to investigate whether peer pressure is related to risk sexual behavior among adolescents and to investigate the relationship between peer pressure and risk sexual behavior among adolescents. The study adopted a correlational design because the variables to be studied were to test the cause and effect relationship as well as showing the numeric differences. The first hypothesis stated that there is a significant relationship between Peer Pressure and Self-Esteem. The findings in table 4 show that p = .371, r = -.106. Since the level of significance at .371 is bigger in magnitude than the level of significance at 0.01. The second hypothesis stated that there is a significant relationship between Self-Esteem and Risk Sexual Behavior. The findings in table 5 show that p = .002, r = -.360**. Since the level of significance at .002 is smaller in magnitude than the level of significance at 0.01. The third hypothesis states that there is a significant relationship between Peer Pressure and Risk Sexual Behavior. The findings in table 6 show that p = .009, r = .305**. Since the level of significance at .009 is smaller in magnitude than the level of significance at 0.01. Conclusively Risky sexual behavior is a growing public health concern, since it can lead to negative sexual outcomes such as sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancy. It being a cause of behavioral and psychological factors therefore a behavior of whom adolescents interact with should be addressed to improve on the psychological way of thinking during development. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Makerere University | en_US |
dc.subject | Peer pressures | en_US |
dc.subject | Self-esteem | en_US |
dc.subject | Risk sexual behavior | en_US |
dc.subject | Adolescents | en_US |
dc.subject | Standard High School Zana. | en_US |
dc.title | Peer pressure, self-esteem and risk sexual behavior among adolescents At Standard High School Zana. | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |