AN INVESTIGATION OF YOUNG ADULTS' ANXIETY AND STRESS LEVELS AND INSURANCE SCHEMES IN RURAL AND URBAN ENVIRONMENTS IN VILLUPURAM DISTRICT

International Journal of Computer Science (IJCS) Published by SK Research Group of Companies (SKRGC)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine whether there are any gender differences in stress and anxiety levels among young adults living in Punjab's rural and urban districts. This led to the identification of differences in anxiety and stress levels between males living in rural and urban areas as well as between females living in rural and urban areas. 200 people made up the sample: 100 men (50 from the urban and 50 from the rural areas) and 100 women (50 from the urban and 50 from the rural areas). They were chosen at random from the Villupuram district's several colleges. The t-test was used to assess the collected data. The gender differences in stress levels were found to be substantial, while the gender differences in anxiety were not. In addition, notable differences were observed in stress and anxiety levels between rural and urban females; but, remarkably, no such differences were observed in these domains between rural and urban males. As a result, young people, particularly women, require psychological help in order to deal with these challenges. It is true that teaching a guy teaches him alone, but teaching a woman teaches her entire family. Thus, for their overall development, life skills programs that are specifically created for them should be implemented.

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Keywords

Rural, Urban, Anxiety, Stress and Young Adults.