Psychological effects of paid work on married women

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the present research was to determine the effects of paid work on married women. It was hypothesized that married working women will experience less anxiety, aggression, conflict with authority and will have good Interpersonal relationships and stress management than housewives. In order to test various hypotheses, sample consisted of ninety married women which included 30 doctors, 30 lecturers and 30 housewives. The age range of working and non-working women was from 30-45 years. Manifest Anxiety Scale and Questionnaires measuring, aggression, conflict with authority, interpersonal relationships and stress management were administered on the sample. Analysis of variance was applied to find the statistical significance of the results. Significant difference was found only on the variable of stress management