Behavioural Orientation of Youth in Visakhapatnam: An Empirical Study

This article presents the socio-economic conditions, likes, dislikes, hobbies, activities and aspirations of the youth in Visakhapatnam. As we know, youth are the competent strength and asset for every nation. The ideology of youth is changing from generation to generation. The goals, hobbies, likes, dislikes and activities of the present generation of youth are different from the previous generations. This is a quantitative research study conducted at Andhra University in Visakhapatnam. The respondents are youth aged between 18-29 years pursuing their graduation and post-graduation. The study adopted a descriptive research design, purposive sampling method and selected 82 respondents from various colleges of Andhra University. The data was collected through a structured, pre-tested questionnaire shared via Google form. Analysis revealed that 43.9 per cent of the youth visit devotional places like temples and churches occasionally, followed by 39 per cent of the respondents who visit the devotional places once a week. The study found that 73.1 per cent of the respondents participate in sports regularly in the nearby playgrounds. All students have social media accounts and the majority of them are using WhatsApp, Instagram and YouTube. They are foodies and the majority (68.3%) of respondents like Biryani. Very less (6.1%) of the respondents accepted that they are obese. The majority (61%) of the respondents sleep after 11:00 pm. The majority 52.4 percent of the respondents stated that they had already fallen in love. The major career aspiration of the respondents is getting a government job (63.4%). The study suggested that the youth who have academic problems should increase their focus on their education and get guidance from the senior faculty members of their institutions.