DIP: 18.02.090/20251003 
DOI: 10.25215/2455/1003090 
Abstract
Family adjustment plays a central role in maintaining emotional harmony, social stability, and interpersonal balance within a household. In tribal societies, women perform multiple roles family caregivers, agricultural contributors, and cultural transmitters making adjustment a crucial psychological factor. With the increasing participation of tribal women in employment sectors, the dynamics of family roles, responsibilities, and adjustment styles are undergoing rapid change. The present study aims to make a comparative analysis of the family adjustment patterns of working and non-working tribal women in Ranka, Bhandriya, Chainpur, Chattarpur state Jharkhand. A sample of 120 tribal women (60 working and 60 non-working) aged 20-45 years was selected by purposive sampling. The Family Adjustment Scale (Kumar & Rohatgi, 1989) was used to measure emotional, social, marital, and family role adjustment. The results revealed that working tribal women had significantly better emotional, social, and marital adjustment, whereas non-working tribal women scored higher in role-performance in household responsibilities. The study concludes that employment enhances self-esteem and decision-making among tribal women, but family workload distribution remains a major challenge.
The author(s) appreciates all those who participated in the study and helped to facilitate the research process. 
The author(s) declared no conflict of interest. 
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