Family Social Support and Community Engagement as a Buffer Against Stress Among Youth

Abstract

Youth is the most important segment of the society owing to its diversified qualities and potential to uplift the society. At the same time youth is the most vulnerable group because of unemployment, stress, and radicalization and to perform better in every sphere of the society. Youth population is also on rise in Pakistan and they encounter various problems in the society. Out of many problems they face, perception about stress is one of the most significant they hamper their positive role in the society. So, they tend to seek help and shelter from various social institution for the relief of that stress. The current study is an attempt to find out the relationship between family social support, community engagement and youth perception about stress. Theoretical foundations of the current study are based on buffering hypothesis that suggest that family social support is very important tool in managing various types of stress. The study is based on quantitative research technique by applying explanatory research design to establish the relationship between the variables. Youth from colleges the population for the current study. A sample size of 786 was selected with the help of research advisor formula and by applying multistage sampling technique. After analyzing the data and with the help of regression analysis it may be concluded that family social support and community engagement are the strong buffering factors against the youth stress. The role of family is slightly high in terms of helping the youth in controlling the stress among youth.