Youth Alcoholism among Campus Undergraduates in Cameroon: Implications for Indiscipline in University Neighbourhoods
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- 1. School of Education, Biaka University Institute of Buea, PO Box 77, Bokoko, Buea, SW Region, Cameroon
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Abstract: This research examined the consumption of alcoholic substances among university undergraduates with concerns around the associated boisterous behaviours. It precisely paid attention on the extent to which alcoholism fuels the rise of acts of indiscipline by young people in university neighbourhoods and tested the following hypothesis; there is a significant association between alcoholism and students indiscipline in university neighbourhoods in Cameroon. The study implored the survey research design with a sample of 323 participants, 195 males and 128 females within the age range of 16 - 30 selected through the purposive, snowball and convenient sampling techniques. A questionnaire and a support interview guide were administered on the participants for data collection. Bivariate linear regression analysis aided by the F-test indicated that youth alcoholism significantly contributed to the rise of acts of indiscipline within university neighbourhoods in Cameroon. In definite terms, alcoholism [F(l, 321) = 279.26, p <.001], was considerably linked with students' unruliness. Descriptively, boozing recorded a 66% value and was exceedingly connected with sexual crimes, violence, pornography, physical assault, misuse of school fees, duping of parents and sale of property as major cases of indiscipline among others. The enquiry recommended the following: parents should continue to follow up and counsel their teenagers while they are in the university, local administrators should regulate alcoholic entrepreneurship within the university milieu, universities should implement socio-cultural activities like sports, games and entertainment that will occupy students, counselling units should be task to do more by sensitizing and doing a follow up of young people who engage in alcoholism, students should be encouraged to form positive peer relationships that will make and not mar their future and personal development.
Keywords: Youth, alcoholism, youth alcoholism, indiscipline, university neighbourhoods.
Title: Youth Alcoholism among Campus Undergraduates in Cameroon: Implications for Indiscipline in University Neighbourhoods
Author: Delbert Akom Afumbom
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
Vol. 10, Issue 3, July 2022 - September 2022
Page No: 136-150
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Published Date: 21-July-2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6873450
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