Relationships among Leisure,Social Self-Image,Peer Pressure and At-Risk Behaviours of Adolescents in Nigeria |
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Authors: | Alfred A Adegoke Christiana A Ayoade |
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Institution: | 1. University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.fredgoke@skannet.com;3. University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. |
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Abstract: | This study investigated the relationships among leisure, social self image, peer pressure and at-risk behaviours of adolescents in Nigeria. It also examined the moderating roles of gender, age, and locale and school type on measured relationships. A total of 1,141 adolescents with a mean age of 16 participated in the study. The results revealed significant relationships among leisure, social self-image, peer pressure and involvement in at-risk behaviours. Leisure was found to be greatest predictor of at-risk behaviours. The variable of gender stood out as a significant moderator of the relationships between leisure, social self-image, peer pressure and at-risk behaviours, while school type moderated only the relationship between leisure and at-risk behaviours. |
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Keywords: | leisure social self-image peer pressure at-risk behaviour adolescents |
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