Depression among male and female teachers of university of Sindh, Jamshoro

The present study was conducted to investigate depression among male and female teachers of the University of Sindh, Jamshoro. The sample composed of 100 respondents [i-e 50 male teachers and 50 female teachers]. The Siddique-Shah Depression Scale [SSDS] was used to collect data for this research. Statistical analysis revealed the mean of male teachers score on SSDS at 21.88 and the mean of female teachers score on SSDS at 18.9. The standard deviation of male teachers score was 9.993. The standard deviation of female teachers' score was 8.539. The scores among the male and female teachers were found to be at below average range of depression. There was non-significant difference [t-value 0.137, P> 0.10] of the depression scores of male and female teachers

Investigating occupational stress among married and unmarried working women in Hyderabad city

The present study was designed to determine the comparison in the degree of occupational stress as experienced by married and unmarried working women of Hyderabad city. This study provides valuable information about the stress levels of both groups of respondents. It also discovers the main causes of women's occupational stress. The sample consisted of 180 working women. Among them 90 participants of the study were unmarried working women and 90 were married working women with at least one child, who responded on the occupational stress scale [OSS] [Sohail and Khanum, 2000]. It was assumed that married working women would have higher work related stress than unmarried working women. Statistical analysis by computing the t-test revealed a significant difference among the scores of the two groups of women. According to the results of the study, the overall work related stress measured through OSS was obviously greater in married working women as compared to the unmarried working women. These findings confirm the hypothesis of the study. The higher level of occupational stress among married women than unmarried women are explained in terms of traditional trends, demands of society and more roles and responsibilities assigned to them as a mother, wife and homemaker, as compared to unmarried women

Determining the trait favorability of the urdu version of 300 adjective check list

The purpose of the present study was to obtain trait favorability of the Urdu version [Hague, 1982] of 300 Adjective Check List [ACL] originally developed by Gough and Heilbrun [1965] as rated by Sindh University students. The ACL contains both negative and positive adjectives, expressing those qualities, which seem to be more or less essential for describing human personality traits. The study was designed to investigate the favorability of each adjective more systematically. A precise estimation was made by obtaining subjects' ratings the favorability of each adjective on a 5-point scale and subsequently by determining a mean value of each item of the ACL