INFLUENCE OF CELEBRITY WORSHIP SYNDROME ON IN- SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR IN ONDO WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ONDO STATE
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This study found out the influence of celebrity worship syndrome lifestyle on in-school adolescents well-being in Ondo West Local Government Area. The sample size for the study consisted of100 students from five schools in Ondo West Local Government Area. The instrument used for data collection is a self-constructed questionnaire title influence of celebrity worship syndrome on social behaviour, the questionnaire is divided into three Sections, section A B, and C. Section A requires personal data of the respondents and section B consist of 15 items scales on celebrity wellbeing and Section C consist of 15items on Scales on Attitude of Celebrity. The faced content validity of the questionnaire was established by three experts on the field of counselling and test and measurement. Respondents were required to indicate their preference based on four likert scale. The findings show that adolescents view the news about their favourite celebrity as an entertaining hobby, they love to see and listen to their favourite celebrity when being with many people and they love any person who adores their favourite celebrity. The research hypotheses showed that there was a significant relationship between celebrity worship syndrome and social behaviours of in-school adolescent. It is conduced that majority of adolescents idolize the celebrities which in turns influence their social behaviours. Recommendations were made that adolescents should be motivated to understand the reality and the fantasy of the world in which they are living, proper interaction and strong relationship should be established between teachers and parents. So as to achieve better future of their children and counsellor should invest more time in counselling the adolescent all the students about pursuing interested and hobbies to encourage the adolescent to desist from having obsession of celebrity, school counselor should enlighten why students on the negative effect of celebrity worship syndrome and their total wellbeing.
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