Peer pressure, Drug abuse and Academic performance among High school students in Abim secondary school

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.