TO STUDY THE LEVEL OF SELF – EFFICACY AND SECURITY – INSECURITY AMONG EMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYED YOUTH

Abstract

Youth are crucial in creating the nation's future and helping to create a more successful, inclusive, and sustainable society. Youth's social conscience, creativity, and activism are crucial in bringing about constructive change and tackling the various issues that Indian society faces. In all of them, they often have to compromise with their Self – efficacy and feeling of Security – Insecurity. Therefore, this research conducted in youths of Rajasthan to investigate that the influence of employment status (employed and unemployed youths) on the Self – efficacy and feeling of security – insecurity. The research adopted a correlational research design. The data were collected from 301 respondents, Questionnaire based self – efficacy test and security – insecurity test was administered to 18 to 30 years employed and unemployed youths. The participants consisted of educated with minimum education up to twelfth grade, Diploma, graduates, and postgraduates. The non-working or unemployed also twelfth grade, Diploma, graduates, postgraduates and currently studying for competitive exams in rural and urban areas. It was identified that there is no significant difference found in self – efficacy among employed and unemployed youth. The study also identified that the level of self – efficacy of both groups youths was found Average level. The result of the study of security – insecurity indicate significant differences found among employed and unemployed youth. The employed youth are more secure than the unemployed youth.