Is Peer Pressure A Negative Force On The Adolescent? The Case of Takoradi Technical University

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Doris Akua Boateng (Mrs) , Judith McClain-Afful ,

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Volume 8 - April 2019 (04)

Abstract

Many times, peer pressure has been attributed to a negative force more especially amongst the adolescents. The issue lies with a traditional mindset, and a rigid concept that peer influence has limited producibility and their company is always perceived as tilted to social vices and immorality such theft, drug abuse sex and other nefarious activities. At the tertiary where the adolescent form over 80% of the student population and considered as mature and independent of forming their own opinions, the parent is still apprehensive about the kind of relationship and association their wards encounter or join. The tertiary institution is one stage of life of the adolescent where a lot of responsibilities can be instilled. There are amongst others social clubs, debate clubs, and forum for talents in leadership at the JCR level under the Students’ Affairs Directorate headed by a Dean. These institutions tend to develop the total being of the student into productive elements later in life. Such students wield so much influence that they are able to command respect. It is therefore not out of place to make such students a conduit control and influence others. Yet the student front is heard only when there is bad news or mischief. The mode of data collection was a descriptive questionnaire. 200 males and females final year students were randomly selected. The reason being that having passed through the processes of tertiary education they must have been exposed to a varied of experiences in the university, and there is the certainty that they must have formed their identity. Responses, therefore, could be accurate.

Keywords

Peer pressure, adolescence, negative force     

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