Stress, peer pressure and delinquency among adolescents.

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between stress, peer pressure and delinquency among adolescents. A correlational study design that is quantitative was adopted to establish the relationship between the variables of which they were selected randomly. A total of 100 respondents both male and female participants in the study. Data collected was analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) where a Pearson correlation coefficient (r) was used to test the significant of the hypothesis. The study results were revealed that there was a negative significant relationship between stress and delinquent among adolescents. There is no significant relationship between stress and peer pressure among students and there is a significant relationship between stress, peer pressure and delinquency.