Stress, peer pressure and juvenile delinquency among adolescents

Abstract

This study was designed to examine the relationship between stress, peer pressure and juvenile delinquency among adolescents at Kisenyi Health Center IV. The study intended to achieve the following objectives; to find out whether stress, peer pressure and juvenile delinquency are significantly inter-related. A correlation research designed using quantitative approach was adopted and data was collected from a sample of100 adolescents. The researchers used Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) to test hypotheses 1, 2 and 3. The finding revealed that stress, peer pressure and juvenile delinquency are significantly related. Basing on the findings, the researcher concluded that there is a great need to further investigate the area of juvenile delinquency to find out ways to reduce juvenile delinquency.