Social support, peer pressure and risky sexual behaviors among adolescents
Abstract
The study examined the relationship between social support, peer pressure and risky sexual behaviors among adolescents. 100 respondents were selected by use of simple random sampling and constituted of both female and male. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire and was analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). Pearson Product Correlation Co efficient (r) was used to test the significance of the hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant relationship between social support and peer pressure among adolescents as well peer pressure and risky sexual behavior. Additionally, results also revealed that there is a significant relationship between social support and risky sexual behavior.