Aggression Among the Unemployed Educated Youth in Bahawalpur

Abstract

Youth is an important segment of the population of any country. Young people are the asset of society and if the energy and creativity of the youth is utilized positively, it can contribute to the prosperity and development of the nation. However, sometimes unfavorable conditions and circumstances put their energy on negativity, and they become the victim of the negativity
and get involved in anti-social behaviors and activities which hinder the development of society. The current research paper focuses to study the aggression level among the unemployed youth in Bahawalpur, a district of Punjab, Pakistan. Unemployment and poverty negatively affect the youth and cause many social, psychological, and economic problems. The stress and frustration of unemployment increases aggressive behavior among youth, and they become involved in anti-social and violent activities. So, it is important to study the impact of unemployment on young people and make efforts to invest the energies of youth in the positive side and use it for the progress of the nation. Current study focuses on the level of aggression and different factors of aggression and their relationship. A sample of 100 educated young people was taken through a questionnaire. It is concluded from the information obtained during research that all the factors of aggression have a positive relationship. The young people with low socio- economic background and low level of educational qualification were more aggressive as compared to the middle- and upper-class unemployed youth and with higher degree of education. There was a slight difference between the aggression level of married and unmarried young people. Married people were slightly more aggressive than the unmarried.