NIGERIAN YOUTH AND SAFETY CONSCIOUSNESS: DOES LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND SENSE OF SELF MATTER?

The study was conducted to determine safety consciousness among Nigerian youth based on educational level and individuals sense of self. The purpose was to ascertain whether the level of youth education and how the youths subjective perception of themselves will influence how the youth respond to insecurity situations. A total of two hundred respondents drawn from the general public completed the Security Consciousness Questionnaire and the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale. Multiple regression analysis was conducted on the data, and the result showed that sense of self significantly predicted safety consciousness while educational level failed to influence the dependent variable. Implications and recommendations are discussed.