Peer Pressure and Disposition to Alcohol Drinking Among Some Single Women in Somolu Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study focused on peer pressure and disposition to alcohol drinking among some single women. Descriptive research design was adopted to describe causes and effects of alcoholism among single women in Somolu Local Government Area of Lagos state. The study consisted of one hundred and twenty respondents randomly selected across the local government area. Data was collected using a self-constructed 4-point Likert type questionnaire. Four hypotheses were formulated and tested using t-test for independent sample. The findings show that there is significant influence of peer group on predisposition to engage in alcohol consumption by single women in Somolu Local Government Area; there is significantsignificant influence of alcohol drinking on social life of single women in Somolu Local Government;there is significant negative effect of alcohol consumption on the health of single women in Somolu Local Government and there is significant influence of alcohol drinking on social life of single women in Somolu Local Government Area of Lagos State. Based on these findings, it was recommended that single women attitudes can be regulated through moral education, counselling services and cooperation of members of the community. There should be need for gender-specific treatment approaches on single women alcoholism, and there should be introduction of rehabilitation centres where single women that are into alcoholism shall be effectively rehabilitated to reduce the effects of alcoholism on them.