INFLUENCE OF PEER PRESSURE FROM CULT MEMBERSHIP, ON SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ABI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE.
Abstract
The primary objective of this study was to investigate influence of peer pressure from cult membership on social adjustment among Secondary School Students' in Abi LGA of Cross River State. Cultism operationalized as peer pressure from cult membership was the independent variable, while aggressive behavior, social adjustment, truancy, and academic performance among secondary school students were the dependent variables. The study used a survey research design and collected data through a structured questionnaire, which was administered to a sample of two hundred and seventy-eight (278) Senior Secondary Two (SS II) students in public secondary schools in the study area. The collected data were then analyzed using chi-square statistical tool. The results of the analysis indicated that: There is a significant influence of peer pressure from cult membership on aggressive behavior among secondary school students. There is a significant influence of peer pressure from cult membership on the social adjustment of secondary school students. There is a significant influence of peer pressure from cult membership on academic performance of secondary school students in Abi LGA of Cross River State.
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