Life Satisfaction of Retired Working and Non  Working Women on Rural and Urban Background � A  Gerontological Study

Mohammad Iqbal Mattoo; Aashiq Ahmad Thoker

Volume : IV, Issue : I, January - 2014

Life Satisfaction of Retired Working and Non Working Women on Rural and Urban Background � A Gerontological Study

Mohammad Iqbal Mattoo, Aashiq Ahmad Thoker

Abstract :

The present study was undertaken to find and compare the life satisfaction of retired working and non working women on rural and urban background. 200 retired working and non working women were selected by using purposive cum stratified sampling technique. Life satisfaction scale developed by Promila Singh and George Joseph was uses for data collection. The data was subjected to statistical treatment by using percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation, and ‘t’ test. It was found that retired working and non-working women differ significantly on level of life satisfaction. Retired working women were found low satisfied as compared to non-working women. Further, it was found that locality has significant impact on life satisfaction of retired working and non working women, rural group was found much satisfied than urban group.