Assess the factors causing stress and assess the level of stress among working women
International Journal of Development Research
Assess the factors causing stress and assess the level of stress among working women
Received 19th July, 2017; Received in revised form 24th August, 2017; Accepted 17th September, 2017; Published online 30th October, 2017
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Aim of the study: To assess the factors causing stress and assess the level of stress among working women. Background: Work and family are the two most important aspects in women’s lives. Balancing work and family roles has become a key personal and family issue for many societies. There are many facets in working mother’s lives that subject to stresses. They deal with home and family issues as well as job stress on a daily basis. Imbalance between work and family life arises due to a number of factors. Various factors appear to strengthen the brunt of pressure on women. The question was raised whether there is a relationship between occupational stress and family difficulties of working women. Design: Quantitative descriptive design. Methods: Non Probability - convenient sampling technique was used to select the samples for the study. A total of 30 working women participated in the study. Questionnaire was used to assess the level of stress and for data collection. Result: 25% were mild stress, 60 % were moderate stress and 15 % were severe stress. Conclusion: The study findings reveal that the suggested counselling and social support leads to reduce the working women stress symptoms and by performing coping strategies stress can keep it undercontrol.
