Association between Peer Group Influence, Alcohol Consumption, and Attitudes of Youth towards Social Responsibility

Abstract

In a current situation, increased alcohol consumption can be seen among youths which can be influenced by peer groups. Those peer groups have positive as well as negative relationship with the youths. It leads to major changes in the attitudes of youths towards social responsibility. So, the present study was intended to find out the association between peer group influence, alcohol consumption and the attitudes of youths towards social responsibility. For the study purpose data were collected from 214 youths in Batticaloa district. The results showed that there is a significant positive relationship between peer group influence and alcohol consumption. Further there is a significant negative relationship between alcohol consumption and attitudes of youths towards social responsibility. And also there is no significant relationship between peer group influence and attitudes of youths towards social responsibility. For the purpose of data analysis, Statistical package of SPSS 22.0 has been used.