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Chamely Khatun

University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Presentation Title:

Perceived stress of tribal and non-tribal people in Rajshahi district, Bangladesh

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to explore the perceived stress of tribal (Santal) and nontribal people of the Rajshahi district. A total of 200 respondents (tribal=100, non-tribal=100) were selected randomly from two villages of Tanore Thana of Rajshahi District. Bangla version (Keya, 2006) of Perceived Stress Questionnaire was administered to measure perceived stress of the respondents respectively. Obtained data were analyzed by employing an independent sample t-test, One-way analysis of variance, and Pearson product-moment correlation. The result revealed that ethnicity (t=14.47, ρ<0.01), gender (t=4.74, ρ<0.01), marital status (t=7.98, ρ<0.01) and age (F=50.90, ρ<0.01) plays a significant role in the perceived stress of the participants. Findings of the present research can serve for the betterment of psychological aspects of the minorities and non-minorities people. 

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