Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2017

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MARITAL STATUS AND STRESS AMONG WORKING WOMEN

Dr. Jyothi Guntaka

Abstract :

 This study tries to explore the influence of marital status on the stress and its consequences.  During the 21st Century, women are stepping out of their homes into the world of employment.  But, social condition is slow to change.  As a consequence, working women’s role expectations are often conflicting and difficult to fulfill.  The cumulative effect of various factors contributes to the stress, anxiety and emotional trauma among working women.  Stress experienced by working women during the performance of the familial role can take a severe psychological and physical roll in terms of organizational role performance.  Across the globe, working women, especially those in the peak stages of their family life cycle, are grapping with the herculean task of balancing their organizational and familial roles.  The study found that there exist a significant difference between the marital status and the stress scores.  There exists significant difference among marital status and all the stress consequences in the present study.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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Dr. Jyothi Guntaka, ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MARITAL STATUS AND STRESS AMONG WORKING WOMEN, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-9 | September-2017


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