Sexual attitude: A comparative study of tribal and non-tribal college students

Pages: 79-84
Pankaj Suvera (Department of Psychology, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat )

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of Types of students, sex and types of faculty of the college students on sexual attitude. The sample for the study comprised of 120 Tribal and 120 Non-Tribal college students from Arravalli and Sabarkantha District. Tribal and Non-Tribal college students were selected from various Arts and Science college in Arravalli and Sabarkantha. Personal data sheet and Abraham, (1997) sexual attitude scale were used to collect the required data. 2x2x2 factorial design was planned where types of students, sex and types of faculty were considered as independent variables and sexual attitude as dependent variables. Accordingly, 2x2x2 ANOVA was carried out to test the hypothesis. Results revealed significant difference between Tribal and Non-Tribal College students on sexual attitude. The non-tribal college student’s sexual attitude is more than the tribal college students. The male college student’s sexual attitude is more than the female college students. The Science college student’s sexual attitude is more than the Arts college students. There is significant mean interaction effect of the sexual attitude in the types of student and sex of the college students. There is significant mean interaction effect of the sexual attitude in the types of student and types of faculty of the college students. The interaction effects (B x C) and (A x B x C) are not significant