A Study of Security-Insecurity Feeling among Boys and Girls Junior College Students

This study explores the feeling of security and insecurity among junior college students, specifically focusing on gender differences. The objectives include examining family, school, peer group, contextual, prospective, text, self, and general security among male and female junior college students. The research employs a purposive non-probability sampling method, with 80 students (40 boys and 40 girls) from Aurangabad City, Maharashtra, aged 15-18 years. Beena Shah’s (2010) Security-Insecurity Scale (SISS), with a reliability score of 0.79 and validity of 0.79, was used to measure security levels across different contexts. A t-test statistical analysis was conducted to evaluate the differences between boys and girls. The findings reveal significant gender differences in specific dimensions of security. Girls reported higher levels of peer group security (t = 6.62**, p < 0.01), context security (t = 5.15**, p < 0.01), and prospective context security (t = 6.74**, p < 0.01), indicating a stronger sense of security in their social environment and future prospects. Conversely, boys showed significantly higher levels of self-context security (t = 6.04**, p < 0.01), suggesting greater confidence in their self-perception. No significant differences were found in family security, school security, text context security, and the general perception of security. These results suggest that gender plays a role in shaping security perceptions in certain contexts among junior college students.