RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, PARENTING STYLES AND PEER PRESSURE AS CORRELATES OF GET-RICH-QUICK SYNDROME AMONG UNDERGRADUATES OF UNIVERSITIES IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA

Authors

  • E. Asuai Department of Guidance and Counselling, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
  • E. E. Ebenuwa-Okoh Department of Guidance and Counselling, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejae.v8i1.4813

Keywords:

religious beliefs, parenting styles, peer pressure, get-rich-quick syndrome, undergraduates

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship among religious beliefs, peer pressure and the get-rich-quick syndrome among Delta State University undergraduates. The study was guided by five research questions and five hypotheses. The study used the correlational method of ex-post facto research design. The target population of this study comprised the entire undergraduates of universities in Delta State in the 2020/2021 academic session, with a total population of 25,575 undergraduates. A sample size of 384 undergraduates constituted the samples for the study, through proportionate and stratified sampling techniques. The instrument for this study was a questionnaire. The questionnaire was validated by experts’ judgement and factor analysis with a Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient of 0.87 for Religious Belief Rating Scale; 0.88 for Authoritative Parenting Style; 0.70 for Authoritarian Parenting Style; 0.79 for Permissive Parenting Style; 0.93 for Uninvolving Parenting Style; 0.78 for Peer Pressure Rating Scale; and 0.90 for Get-Rich-Quick Syndrome Rating Scale. The research questions were answered with the aid of Pearson’s correlation coefficient of determination. The hypotheses were tested using regression statistics at a 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant relationship between religious beliefs and get-rich-quick syndrome among undergraduates of universities in Delta State; there is a significant relationship between parenting styles and get-rich-quick syndrome among undergraduates of universities in Delta State; that there is a significant relationship between peer pressure and get-rich-quick syndrome among undergraduates of universities in Delta State; that there is a significant relationship among religious beliefs, parenting styles, peer pressure and get-rich-quick syndrome among undergraduates of universities in Delta State; and that there is no significant moderating impact of sex on the relationship among religious beliefs, parenting styles, peer pressure and get-rich-quick syndrome among undergraduates of universities in Delta State. The study recommended that parents should improve on their relationship with their adolescents and choose the right parenting style that will help the adolescents to abstain from indulgence in get-rich-quick syndrome.

Author Biographies

  • E. Asuai, Department of Guidance and Counselling, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria

    Asuai, E. is a Postgraduate student, currently doing his masters in Guidance and Counselling at the Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria.

  • E. E. Ebenuwa-Okoh, Department of Guidance and Counselling, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria

    Ebenuwa-Okoh, Evelyn Edu is a professor of Guidance and Counselling at the Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. She obtained her PhD in Guidance and Counselling from the University of Benin in 2007. Having earlier obtained a master’s degree (M.Ed.) in Guidance and Counselling and a B.Ed. in Chemistry from the same University in 1990 and 1984 respectively. Her interests have been in family life and adolescents behaviuor.

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2023-05-04

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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023)

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