INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL DEMAND, PEER PRESSURE AND ECONOMIC INSTABILITY ON ADOLESCENTS’ BEHAVIOURAL PATTERN

ABSTRACT: The study examined the influence of social demand, peer pressure and economic instability on adolescents’ behavioural pattern in Lagos State: Implication for Counselling in Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State. In this study, the researcher made some important recommendations that would help in finding possible solutions to the problems identified and investigated in this study. The study employed the descriptive research survey design which was used to assess the responses of the representatives of this study with the aid of the questionnaire and the sampling technique.

Also, a total of 200 (two hundred) respondents were selected and used in this study. And a total of four null hypotheses were formulated and tested with the aid of Pearson Product Moment Correlation Statistics and the independent t-test statistical tool at 0.05 level of significance.

At the end of the testing of hypotheses, the following results emerged:

Hypothesis one revealed that there is a significant influence of social demand on adolescents’ patter of behaviour.

Hypothesis two showed that there is a significant relationship between peer pressure and adolescents’ social adjustment.

Hypothesis three showed that there is significant relationship between economic instability and adolescents’ academic performance in school.

Hypothesis four showed that there is no significant gender difference in adolescents’ social adjustment in school.