Page No 152-157
Kirti Garg
The PsyK-Life, Delhi, India
Karishma Miglani
Via: Drug & Alcohol Addiction Charity, United Kingdom
Shailja Rana
University of Delhi, Delhi
The current study compares the psychological well-being of women who are homemakers
and those who are working (full-time employed). A purposive sampling technique was
resorted to, wherein data from 200 educated women (at least graduate level) in the age
group of 40-50 years (with at least one child) was collected from various areas of Delhi.
Out of these 200, the sample consisted of 100 married working women and 100
homemakers. Ryff’s Psychological Well-being Scales (1989) was used to measure
psychological well-being. Findings indicate that married working women scored
significantly higher in autonomy, personal growth, purpose of life, and self-acceptance
than homemakers