Impact of Academic Resilience on the Scholastic Performance of High School Students

ABSTRACT

Background and Objectives: The research aimed at studying Marital Adjustment and Marital Satisfactionin participants experiencing high workplace stress and low workplace stress residing in Mumbai. The samplesize consisted of 120 working females i.e. 60 participants experiencing high workplace stress and 60participants experiencing low workplace stress.Methods: The Convenience and Snowball non-probability sampling method was used to collect data inperson and online through google forms. The tools employed were Marital Adjustment Test (MAT) givenby Locke, H.J., Wallace, K.M. (1959), Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS) given by Hendrick, S.S (1988)and Workplace Stress Scale (WSS) given by Harris Interactive, Marlin Company, North Haven and TheAmerican Institute of Stress (2006).Results: Descriptive statistics was used to calculate statistical properties and age of the participants. To findthe difference between two groups WSS (High and Low), independent t-test was used to find the significancelevel. The t value obtained for MAT was -.760 and RAS was -1.763 with degree of freedom 118. The resultsobtained were found to be insignificant.Conclusion: The findings indicate that the workplace stress category of females had no effect on maritaladjustment as well as on marital satisfaction. However, despite supporting past studies, it was found thatthere was no significant relationship between the levels of workplace stress and marital adjustment andmarital satisfaction.