A Preliminary Study of Violence Exposure on Young Adults in Jaipur, India

Abstract

India is among the red list of the countries that are exposed to interpersonal violence. Young adulthood is the crucial growth spell of life in which a person builds confidence and boosts his/her self-esteem but most of the young adults of India spend this period of adulthood by being a victim or by being a witness of violence. IPV is the purposeful utilization of physical power against an individual that outcomes in or has a high probability of bringing about injury, demise or mental damage etc. Hence, because of high rate of exposure, depression, aggressiveness and suicides are increasing exponentially among the young adults in India. World Health Organization describes India to be the most depressed nation on the planet. Present study investigates the current situation of violence exposure in one of the huge and highly populated regions of India, Jaipur city. The data was collected from young adults belonging to different localities of the city through the help of surveys, questionnaires and interviews. The selected young adults were presented with different hypotheses in order to check their exposure rate as well as their mental states. The study highlighted the fact that more research should be done in this perspective, not only in Jaipur but all across India. Moreover, results contributed to engage the authorities to feel the need of proper measures in order to prevent violence and to control the situation.