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Title: A comparative study to assess the level of stress and coping strategies among married working and non-working women residing in selected urban areas of dehradun, Uttarakhand

Author: Shristi Thapa

 DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i11.171

Abstract

Background  and Objective: Today,  with   the  rapid  diversification  of  human  activity,  we  come  face  to  face  with  numerous  causes  of  stress  and  the  symptoms  of  anxiety  and depression.  A  study  was  done  to  compare  the  level  of  stress  and  coping  strategies  among  married  working  and  non  working  women  in  the  selected  urban  areas  of  Dehradun,  Uttarakhand. 

Methods: The  sample  size  of  the  research  study  were  married  fifty  working  women  and  fifty  non  working  women  selected  by  non-probability  purposive  sampling  technique.  To  assess  the  level  of  stress  a  standardized  perceive  stress   scale   was  used  and  to  determine  the  level  of  coping  strategies  a  semi  structured  tool  was  developed. 

Results: The  findings  revealed  that  the  mean  and  standard  deviation  of  the  working  women (17.06±8) were  found  slightly  higher  than  the mean  and  standard  deviation  of   non-working  women (14.46±7.80). Whereas  t=1.203  which  shows   that  there  is  no  significant  difference  in  the  level  of  stress  among  working  and  non-working  women. While  when   the  comparison  was  made   for   the  level  of  coping  strategies  among  working  and  non-working  women  results  revealed  that  the  mean  and  standard  deviation  of  the  working  women  (29.16±5.577)  were   very  slightly  higher  than  the  mean  and  standard  deviation  of  non-working  women (28.24±5.612).  Whereas  the  t=0.644   which depicts  that  there  is  no  significant  difference  in  the  level  of  coping  strategies  among  working  and  non-working  women.  Chi  square   revealed  only   the  association  between  the  stress  and  family  monthly  income  of  non- working  women.  On  the  other  side   Chi  square  revealed  association  only  among  working  women   of  coping  strategies  with  religion  and  family  monthly  income.  Whereas  in  non-working  women  there  was  association  of  coping  strategies  with  education,  religion  and  family  monthly  income. 

Conclusion: On  the  whole  we  can  conclude  that  the    both  working  and  non-working  women  were   having  moderate  level  of  stress  and  also  coping  moderately  with  the  stress.

Keywords: Stress,  coping  strategies, working  women,  non-working  women.

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Corresponding Author

Shristi Thapa

Lecturer, Mental Health Nursing