Authors : M. G. Husain and Yusra Mushtaq
Abstract: This study examined Mental Health and Individualistic – Collectivistic values among different ethnic groups of Manipur.120 Working and Non-working males and females, 40 each from the three ethnic groups of Manipur namely Meiteis, Kukis, and Nagas, served as the sample of the study. These three groups were culturally, linguistically and religiously different from one another. The impact of sex and working status on the Mental Health and Individualistic – Collectivistic values were also taken into consideration. The data were obtained by administering the Mental Health scale and Individualistic – Collectivistic Assessment Inventory. Data of this multiple designed study were treated with the help of Analysis of Variance and t-test. The three ethnic groups showed high significant difference in the Individualistic –Collectivistic values. Significant difference was also found between working and non-working people on their mental health scores. As regard to sex it was found that males and females did not differ significantly on their mental health scores and individualistic – collectivistic values.
M. G. Husain and Yusra Mushtaq , 2004. Mental Health and Individualistic – Collectivistic Values Among Different Ethnic Groups of Manipur . Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 2: 268-272.