August 2, 2006
August 6, 2024
Page No 221-225
Manju Mehta, Usha Kulshrestha and Rashmi Chowdhry
University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
31-223-227The present study was undertaken to see the effect of widowhood on repression –
sensitization tendency taking four groups of women i.e. non working widows, working
widows, non working married and working married women, who are middle aged and
residing in urban setting. The study was conducted on 70 widows (35 non working
and 35 working) and 90 married women (45 non working and 45 working) aged
between 35 to 50 years using R-S scale by Mehta and Koradia was used to assess
the repression – sensitisation tendency. Data was analyzed using ‘t’ Test . The
findings reveal that widows were found to be having significantly higher level of
sensitization tendency in comparison to married women irrespective of non working
/working status of theirs or of married women
sensitization tendency taking four groups of women i.e. non working widows, working
widows, non working married and working married women, who are middle aged and
residing in urban setting. The study was conducted on 70 widows (35 non working
and 35 working) and 90 married women (45 non working and 45 working) aged
between 35 to 50 years using R-S scale by Mehta and Koradia was used to assess
the repression – sensitisation tendency. Data was analyzed using ‘t’ Test . The
findings reveal that widows were found to be having significantly higher level of
sensitization tendency in comparison to married women irrespective of non working
/working status of theirs or of married women