scholarly journals Optimism as a Correlate of Happiness among Working Women

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chanderkant Gorsy ◽  
Neeraj Panwar
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Positive Thinking ◽  
Lower Side ◽  
Positive Cognitions

Promoting positive cognitions has been the quest for psychologists since the psychology has been pre-fixed with the very term positive. To be optimistic is one of the greatest strength for having positive cognitions which is expected to promote feeling of well-being within an individual. Thus, with positive thinking one can achieve the higher level of happiness. Particularly, working women is one of the groups which have been expected to perform multiple roles with efficiency. They have to meet expectations of each and every family member; even then, if they are working they are expected to be equally competent on professional front as well. Therefore it was worth full to conduct a study on working women to access their optimism and strength of its association with happiness for them. The study was carried out on a sample of 130 working females. The results from the statistical analysis revealed that happiness was strongly associated with optimism. Results also indicated that, working women those who scored high on happiness were also found high on optimism as compared to those who fall on the lower side on both the positive attributes.

Psychological Consequences of Multiple Social Roles

1986 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula R. Pietromonaco ◽  
Jean Manis ◽  
Katherine Frohardt-Lane
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Parental Satisfaction ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Life Domains ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Employed Women

This research relies on data from a survey conducted in 1981 to explore the potential negative and positive consequences of having multiple roles. The responses of 500 employed women to questions about self-esteem, satisfaction with careers, partners, and children, and perceptions of life stress and pleasure were examined. The number of roles held by respondents ranged from 1 to 5 (worker, partner, parent, volunteer, and student). The results indicated that higher self-esteem and greater job satisfaction were associated with holding more roles. However, neither marital nor parental satisfaction was consistently related to the number of roles held. Although the majority of working women reported their lives to be stressful, this finding was independent of the number of roles held, and women with more roles did not consistently report a greater number of stressful life domains. These findings suggest that, for employed women, having multiple roles may enhance psychological well-being.

scholarly journals Self-Esteem and Psychological Well-being among Working and Non-working Women

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Akram
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Family Centered

In modern India, the role of woman can be called as phenomenon. The transition of woman from the previous to present is worth mentioning. Woman who rest considered being the masters in the art of home making but now considered to be forces that shapes a country and culture. Both working and non working women play a very significant role in house hold activities of their families. Their life is more family centered than that of man. Working women are often tossed between home and job. The present study aims to compare the Self-esteem and psychological well-being among working and non- working women. The respondent in the present study were 70, which were further divided in 35 working and 35 non-working women of the age range of 20-55 years. For assessment and measuring self esteem, the Rosenberg self-esteem scale (1965) and for psychological well-being, a scale measured and developed by Bhogle and Prakash (1995) were used. For the statistical analysis t- test is applied to check the significance of self esteem and psychological well-being among working and non working women. The result shows, there is a significant difference among working and non working women in self esteem and psychological well-being.

scholarly journals Statistical analysis for the impact of smoking on the behavior and health of Qatari adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdel-Salam G. Abdel-Salam ◽  
Mahjabeen Ramzan ◽  
Zainab Siddiqui
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Significant Percentage ◽  
Vision 2030 ◽  
Health Objectives ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Health And Well Being

AbstractThe links between the use of tobacco and health risks are well known. Most of the younger smokers reside in Asia which includes Qatar, the focus country of this study. Cigarette smoking among children is rising at an alarming rate worldwide including Qatar. As youth make up a significant percentage of the population and to achieve the health objectives of the Qatar Vision 2030, it is essential to ensure the health and well-being of adolescents, as they are the future of Qatar. This study focuses on exploring the patterns of tobacco use and its impacts on the adolescents by conducting a survey in different schools across Qatar. The questionnaire was administered in five schools, selected by proportional random sampling. The responses were recorded from the sample for general questions regarding interest in physical activities, relationship with family and friends, mental satisfaction, health, academics and access to cigarettes.

scholarly journals Valuation of health losses of women with multiple roles using a well-being valuation approach: Evidence from Japan

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. e0251468
Author(s):  
Narimasa Kumagai
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Japanese Men ◽  
Working Couples ◽  
Married Workers

Unpaid housework among married working couples is largely done by women in Japan, causing health losses due to work-to-family conflict. However, monetary values for the poor health condition of working mothers with multiple roles have not been explored. The purpose of this study is to examine the impacts of health conditions on life satisfaction (LS) among middle-aged Japanese men and women and attach a monetary value to self-assessed poor health (SAPH). The well-being valuation approach applied monetary values to health losses among middle-aged working persons, using a total of 6,779 married workers drawn from a nationwide 6 wave (2007, 2009, 2011–2014) longitudinal data from the Japanese Life Course Panel Survey of Middle-aged Persons. Female workers having multiple roles as employees and housewives, who spent at least 35 hours per week on market work are defined as women with multiple roles. LS was used as a proxy of individuals’ subjective well-being. Considering the endogeneity between SAPH and LS, I used the two-stage residual inclusion approach with generalized residuals. Major findings are (1) health losses of women with multiple roles were 1.47 times of the equivalent household income; larger than those of men with multiple roles, and (2) health losses of women with multiple roles can be reduced by around 9.5% of the equivalent household income if the spouse shares the housework by engaging in frequent cleaning of the house. Taking health losses of women with multiple roles into consideration, middle-aged men should reconsider the allocation of work attributable to the attitudes toward gender roles.

scholarly journals Relationship between sexual harassment at workplace and subjective well-being among working women in South Punjab, Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 556-569
Author(s):  
Ahmad Bilal ◽  
Sehrish Wazir ◽  
Shakeela Altaf ◽  
Samina Rasool
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Subjective Happiness ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Public And Private Sector

Sexual Harassment at workplace (SHW) is a global phenomenon. However, there has been no prior research on the association of SHW and subjective well-being (SWB) of working women in Pakistan. The SWB is an umbrella term that encompasses concepts such as satisfaction with life (SWL) and subjective happiness (SbH). The 200 working women from the public and private sector organizations in Pakistan were recruited randomly. The Sexual Harassment Experience Questionnaire, The Satisfaction with Life Scale, and Subjective Happiness Scale were administered as the main measures. The study met all the ethical considerations. The data was analyzed by the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and expressed as baseline characteristics, correlation analysis and t tests. There was statistically significant negative relationship of SHW with SWL and SbH in working women. The young age, high school or less education, single marital status, and working in private sector organization were significantly associated with the increased and decreased experience of SHW and SWB respectively. The study recommended the adoption of anti SHW laws by the working sector and the periodic screening of working women for SWB so as to reduce the phenomenon of SHW and enhance the SWL and SbH in working women.

scholarly journals THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE OF HAPPINESS: ESSENTIAL RESOURCES FOR A HAPPY FAMILY

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 12-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Cummins
Keyword(s):  
Family Member ◽  
Management System ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Golden Triangle ◽  
Wellbeing Index ◽  
Personal Wellbeing ◽  
Key Resources ◽  
Happy Family

It is normal for people to feel positive about the quality of their lives, despite the presence of challenges. Of special interest here are the challenges of caring for a child or a disabled family member. How do the adults living within such families maintain a positive self-view? Answering this question requires an understanding of subjective well-being as it applies to each individual family member and of the management system that strives to keep each person feeling positive. This paper describes various psychological components of this homeostatic management system, together with a consideration of the most useful resources to support homeostasis. Key resources have been identified by using the Personal Wellbeing Index, a seven-item scale measuring subjective well-being (mood happiness). Over many studies, researchers have found considerable agreement that three kinds of resources — “the Golden Triangle” — are consistently more relevant to subjective well-being than the others. These are feelings of satisfaction with income, relationships, and life purpose. The implications for interventions that offer support to families in need are discussed.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training on Quality of Perceptual Marital Relationship and Psychological Well-being of Women with Addicted Wife

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1.SP) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Masoumeh GHARIBBOLUK ◽  
Soghra HOSSEINZADEH
Keyword(s):  
Marital Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Positive Thinking ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

Objective: The aim of the research was to investigate the effect of Mindfulness Training on Quality of Perceptual Marital Relationship and Psychological Well-being of Women with Addicted Wife.Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest- posttest and 3 months follow up, with a control group. Among the population of Women with Addicted Wife, twenty Women with Addicted Wife (10 persons in experimental group, 10 persons in control group) were selected by purposeful sampling method and were assigned in experimental and control groups. The experimental group received 8 session (2 hours for each) of positive thinking training. For data collection, Fletcher Perceived Quality of Marital Relationship Scale and Ryff Psychological Well-Being Questionnaire were used.Results: Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was used for analyzing the data. The results showed the Mindfulness Training was effective on the quality of marital relationship and psychological well-being among Women with Addicted Wife. Also, the training was effective in a 3 months follow up.Conclusion: Therefore, Mindfulness Training skills can be used in prevention actions.

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