Abstract
The present study investigated the influence of religiosity and sociability on moral and personality development of adolescent. Data were collected by means of structured questionnaire; the study adopted a survey research design which involves 250 participants which were selected through random sampling technique. The findings of this current study reveal that religiosity and sociability did not jointly predict personality development (F (2, 242) = 2.47 p>.05). Also, religiosity does not independently predict personality development (β= .119 t= 1.86 p>.05) and sociability does not independently predict personality development (β= -.063 t= -.984 p>.05). The study also reveal that religiosity and sociability did not jointly predict morality development (F(2, 242) = .347 p>.05). Also, religiosity does not independently predict morality development (β= .016 t= p>.05) and sociability does not independently predict morality development (β= .057 t= .820 p>.05). However, the findings of this study were discussed in light of existing literature, conclusion and recommendation were given based on the findings.
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