Lifestyle: A comparative study of tribal and non-tribal college students

Pages: 469-472
Jayesh L. Gavit (Department of Psychology, Pramukh Swami Science and H. D. Patel Arts College, Kadi, Mahesana, Gujarat)

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of types of students, gender and types of faculty of the college students on Lifestyle. The sample for the study comprised of 300 Tribal and 300 Non-Tribal college students from South Gujarat region. Tribal and Non-Tribal college students were selected from various faculties Arts, Commerce and Science college in South Gujarat. Personal data sheet and Bava and Kaur (2012) Lifestyle scale were used to collect the required data. 2x2x3 factorial design was applied. The Types of Students, Gender and Types of Faculty were considered as independent variables and Lifestyle as dependent variables. To examine the hypothesis 2x2x3 ANOVA statistical method was used. Results revealed significant difference between Tribal and Non-Tribal College students in Lifestyle. The Non-Tribal college student’s Lifestyle is batter then the Tribal college students. Not found significant difference between Male and Female; Arts, commerce and Science faculty college students in Lifestyle. The interaction effects (A x B), (A x C), (B x C) and (A x B x C) are not found significant.