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 in the Rajshahi district. A total of 200 respondents (tribal = 100, non-tribal = 100) were selected randomly from two villages in Tanore Thana of Rajshahi District. The Bangla version (Keya, 2006) of the Perceived Stress Questionnaire was administered to measure the perceived stress of the respondents, respectively. The 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) play a significant role in the perceived stress of the participants. The findings of the present research can serve for the betterment of psychological aspects of minorities and non-minorities.