RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PEER PRESSURE, TIME MANAGEMENT AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF IN-SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA

📄 Project Abstract

The study sought to investigate the relationships among peer pressure, time management and academic performance of in-school adolescents in Delta-State. In pursuance of the aforementioned objectives, six research questions were posed and one hypothesis postulated. Subjects for the study consisted of 600 in-school adolescents from the three Senatorial Zones in Delta-State. They were composed using random sampling technique. The instrument used for data collection used was a researcher made Questionnaire titled Peer Pressure and Time Management. The data were analysed using mean scores and standard Deviation while the hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance using t-test. The findings show that a higher percentage of in-school adolescents experienced a moderate level of peer pressure and time management. This is followed by a lower percentage of in-school adolescents with love peer pressure as well as time management. However, a significant number of in-school adolescents expe...