Cross river state college of education, Akamkpa, Cross ross River State, Nigeria.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 24(01), 001–012
Received on 29 July 2024; revised on 27 September 2024; accepted on 30 September 2024
The study was carried out to determine the impact of peer group influence on the attitudes of adolescents towards drug abuse prevention in Cross River State, Nigeria. Two (2) research questions/hypotheses were formulated to guide the study and relevant literature was reviewed. A survey research design was adopted which made use of a sample of one thousand and eighty Senior Secondary students from 36 sampled schools across three education zones in the state. Two (2) research instruments (a questionnaire and oral interview) were employed for data collection. Data analysis technique used Pearson Product Moment Correlation (r) Coefficient and Independent t-test statistics. All hypotheses were tested at 0.05 alpha level. The results revealed a significant impact of peer group influence on adolescents’ attitudes towards drug abuse prevention. It was recommended among others that to foster the development of a positive attitude towards drug abuse prevention by our youths, Government/school authorities and the general public should give young adolescents the competences, values and opportunities to find superior alternatives to drug use.
Peer group influence; Attitudes of adolescents; Drug abuse prevention
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PATIENCE O. EBAM and NDIFON AGBOR NDIFON. Impact of peer group influence on the attitudes of adolescents towards drug abuse prevention in cross river state, Nigeria. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 24(1), 001-012. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.24.1.2755