Pro-environmental orientation among tribal and non-tribal adolescents

Abstract

The present study was intended to explore pro-environmental orientation among tribal and non-tribal adolescents. 400 adolescents were selected from the Srinagar District of the territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The required data was collected with the help of random cum purposive sampling technique. Pro-environment Orientation Scale (PEOS) developed by A. Suhane (2018) was used for data collection. The collected data was subjected to statistical treatment by using Frequency Distribution, Percentage, Mean, SD and ‘t’ test. The results of the study revealed that there exists significant difference between tribal and non-tribal adolescents on their level of pro-environmental orientation. Non-tribal adolescents were seen with high level of pro-environmental orientation as compared to tribal students.