A comparative study among working and non-working women on level of marital adjustment, stress and life satisfaction

Abstract

Women in modern global world have to play a dual role as homemaker and career builder. The present study was conducted to compare working and non-working women on Marital Adjustment, Stress level and Life Satisfaction. It was hypothesized that there would be a significant difference between working and non-working women on marital adjustment, stress level and life satisfaction. In order to verify the above hypotheses, a sample of 60 women (30 working + 30 non-working) were taken from Bhiwani city. Marital Adjustment Questionnaire, Stress Scale and Life Satisfaction Scale were used to collect the data. The data were analysed by using t-test and results reveals that housewives have better marital adjustment and low level of stress than working women. The results also shows that there is no significant difference between working and non-working women on life satisfaction.