A study on youth problems

Youth is a crucial phase in the life of human being. This period is usually a naturally occurring and at the same time associated with problems as they struggle to fit themselves in society. Irrespective of all regions, youth face a lot of socio-cultural issues in which they cannot develop and empower themselves properly. As they are the future stakeholders of our country, this study was conducted to explore the problems faced by them. The study was carried out in the city Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. One hundred samples were randomly selected, Out of which 50 girls belong to state Tamil Nadu, and 50 girls belong to other states in the age group of 16–20 years. A questionnaire was constructed to elicit personal information profile of the respondents. To assess the problems of youth the “Youth Problem Inventory” by Dr. (Mrs.) M. Verma(2010)was used. The collected data was coded classified, tabulated and statistically analysed using Mean, standard deviation and ‘t’ test. The findings of the present study revealed that the adolescent girls in the age group of 16–18 years face more family, school/college and overall problems. The family type does not have any influence on all the domains of youth problems. The adolescent girls belonging to the state of Tamil Nadu have more problems than the adolescent girls of other states.