Comparing the Psychological Well-Being of the Manjo Ethnic Minority with the Non-Manjo Ethnic Group in Kaffa Zone, Ethiopia

Bizuayehu Dengechi Dachachi; Nigatuwa Worku Woyessa; Fisseha Mikre Weldmeskel

doi:10.29333/ejecs/591

Authors

Bizuayehu Dengechi Dachachi Mizan-Tepi University, Ethiopia
Nigatuwa Worku Woyessa Jimma University, Department of Psychology, Ethiopia
Fisseha Mikre Weldmeskel Jimma University, Department of Psychology, Ethiopia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/591

Keywords:

ethnic minority, Kaffa, Manjo, psychological well-being.

Abstract

This study examined the level of psychological well-being between the Ethnic Minority group, commonly called “Manjo,” and the majority group called “Gomero.” Psychological well-being questionnaires were administered to a sample of 298 (independent sample from both groups). The findings demonstrated that the non-Manjo (Gomero) Ethnic group possessed a considerably high level of psychological well-being. Statistical differences were found in participants’ psychological well-being across Ethnic groups. According to the results, participants from the Manjo Ethnic Minority group had a lower level of psychological well-being (M = 211.27, SD = 17.51) compared to the majority (Gomero). A statistically significant variation in psychological well-being (theoretically embodied across a broad spectrum of measurement units) among the two independent study groups was reflected.

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Author Biography

Bizuayehu Dengechi Dachachi, Mizan-Tepi University, Ethiopia

My name is Bizuayehu Dengechi. I am lecturer in Mizan-Tepi university, college of social science and humanities, department of Psychology. Specialized in Master of Counseling Psychology.

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