Defining Multidimensional Self-Perceived Freedom: FGD Evidence from Marginalized Pakistani Youth

The current study sets out to operationalize ‘multidimensional self-perceived freedom’ through three homogenous focus group discussions (FGD) conducted with 20 volunteer marginalized Pakistani youths. The youths (15-24 years) were recruited from three sub-districts (Bahawalpur, Fort Abbas, Jalalpur Peerwala) of Punjab, Pakistan through multi-stage random sampling. Audio and video data are transcribed by a veteran panel of field experts. For prudent findings, assertions content analysis is employed; findings are counter checked by the judges. Conclusively, a newfangled definition is devised “perception of a youth/s about all possible and preferred domains of life in which one wants to see (become) oneself free”.