IMPACT OF PEER PRESSURE OF INDECENT DRESSING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHRISTIAN YOUTHS IN KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examines how peer pressure has become a salient determinant of adolescent behaviour and has shaped the developmental outcomes of Christian youths through indecent dressing in Kogi State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The total population of the study comprised Christian youths in Kogi State, Nigeria, who made up one million, seven hundred thousand, one hundred and four (1,700,104). Nine hundred and sixty-six (966) respondents were randomly sampled to represent the total population. Data were collected using questionnaire and interview. The data were analysed using version 30 of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Frequencies and simple percentages were used for demographic variables, mean scores for research questions while independent sample t-test for testing the hypothesis. The finding revealed that peer pressure has negatively impacted the development of Christian youths through indecent dressing in Kogi State, Nigeria. The study recommends that Churches, youths and Christian leaders should lead by example, strengthening teachings on modesty, decency, dressing from Biblical perspectives, the purpose of dressing and Christian identity.