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 Volume 11, Issue 3 (March 2024), Pages: 137-148

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 Original Research Paper

Effect of positive psychology intervention on stress among tribal adolescents in Jawadhu Hills, India

 Author(s): 

 Anthonysamy Anbarasu, Mohanraj Bhuvaneswari *

 Affiliation(s):

 Department of Social Sciences, School of Social Sciences and Languages, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4970-0820

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 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2024.03.015

 Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of a positive psychology intervention on the stress levels of tribal adolescents living in the Jawadhu Hills area of India. Tribal communities often have distinct socio-economic and cultural barriers that lead to increased stress levels among adolescents. To address this issue, a positive psychology intervention was implemented that included the use of approaches designed to enhance emotional well-being and resilience. The research used an experimental pre-post control group design and a purposive sampling strategy to assess changes in stress levels using standardized stress measurement instruments. Results showed that the positive psychology intervention dramatically reduced stress levels among tribal youth in the experimental group compared to the control group, from 22.53 to 14.27. Several implications have been raised in light of these findings. First, it is important to emphasize the urgent need for increased awareness of mental health issues among tribal youth. In addition, the use of skilled professional counselors for adolescents significantly alleviates their emotional concerns. It is also essential to tailor interventions to the cultural milieu of the tribal community, taking into account their own needs, values, and traditions. In addition, it is important that local governments, NGOs, and educational institutions work together to implement and sustain positive psychology interventions in tribal schools. Therefore, this research contributes significantly to the understanding of how positive psychology interventions can successfully reduce stress among marginalized tribal youth.

 © 2024 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Positive psychology intervention, Tribal adolescents, Stress reduction, Experimental design, Cultural tailoring

 Article history

 Received 14 July 2023, Received in revised form 11 December 2023, Accepted 26 February 2024

 Acknowledgment 

No Acknowledgment.

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 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Anbarasu A and Bhuvaneswari M (2024). Effect of positive psychology intervention on stress among tribal adolescents in Jawadhu Hills, India. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 11(3): 137-148

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