Early segregated education and vulnerability to emotional problems in adulthood

ABSTRACT

The present study is an attempt to highlight the emotional problems prevalent in the Pakistani youth with an early segregated education. The IPAT Anxiety scale and IPAT Depression scale were administered on a sample of 400 individuals within the age of 20 years to 35 years. The 400 participants were further divided into four categories comprising of 100 females with an early Segregated educational background, 100 males with an early Segregated educational background, 100 females with an early Non Segregated educational background and 100 males with an early Non Segregated educational background. The sample was selected from all the districts of the Karachi city. This article focuses on the emotional problem of anxiety and depression. Chi square test was applied for the statistical analysis of the data. The present research hypotheses were highly significant at P < .001 level