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The Influence Of Social Demand, Peer Pressure And Economic Instability On Adolescents’ Behavioural Pattern
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1.4Research Questions
The following research questions will be raised in order to conduct this study:
1. Will social demand influence adolescents’ pattern of behaviours?
2. To what extent will peer pressure affect adolescents’ academic performance?
3. Will the economic instability affect adolescents’ behavioural patterns?
4. Will gender difference affect adolescents’ social orientation?
5. Will peer pressure affect students’ social adjustment?
1.5Research Hypotheses
The following hypotheses will be formulated and tested in this study:
1. There will be no significant influence of social demand on adolescents’ pattern of behaviour.
2. There will be no significant relationship between peer pressure and adolescents’ social adjustment.
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There will be no significant relationship between economic instability
and adolescents’ academic performance in school.
4. There will be no gender difference in adolescence social adjustment in school.
1.6 Significance of the Study
This
study is essential when we consider the power of peer group influence
on the students and the need for guidance to enable the students
understand and adjust well within the school environment.
The work would be a contribution to knowledge and literature in the area that the study covered.
It will help to check some re-occurring problems which may hinder the attainment of well planned curriculum.
This study will also be beneficial to the following individuals:
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Parents: Parents, no doubt, are those who nurture and take care of
children after giving birth to them in the home. With this findings and
recommendations made in this study, parents would be well informed,
pertaining to different levels of patterns of parenting in the home.
This study, no doubt will enable parents/guardians to be able to know
how best to rear their children and wards, it will help them to be able
to identify those recommended parenting styles that will give the
children or wards good rearing process and upbringing in the society.
This is because children reared in proper ways by good parenting styles,
will be different from the children reared under bad or harsh parenting
styles. With the application of this recommended styles of parenting,
parents would be able to rear children who would be very respectful to
them and the society.
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