Sociological Study of the Factors Affecting the Aggressive Behavior among Youth

Aggressive behavior is a product of multiple factors operating on many levels in the absence of protective factor which affects youth largely within the context of their environment and experiences. The present study aimed to explore all possible social factors affecting the aggressive behavior among youth. A sample of 175 students was taken randomly from Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan. Results showed that although a number of factors such as family environment, attitude towards religious sect, educational attitude, dissatisfaction with job and media violence are influential in causing aggressive behavior among youth but relationships with peer group is such an important factor that is more significant in causing aggressive behavior among youth.