Impact of Stress on Physical-Mental Wellbeing of Working Women: Lack of Cognisance and Acceptability

By : Meera Shankar

Page No: 103-114

Abstract :
Three hundred and fifty women, working at several levels joined the study, responding the items measuring stress and physical health. The psychometric properties of items and Cronbach’s Alpha reliabilities calculated for the subscales were relatively satisfactory. The subscale correlations (CFA), regression and path analysis (SEM) of stress dimensions with physical illness were found to be positive, indicating the growing stress among working women in India, which is affecting their physical health. However, item analysis revealed that 77 percent women have never visited to psychologists; 70 percent working women were not ready to seek help of psychologist, concluding that women were not ready to accept the serious consequences of the stress affecting their physical health, which could be life threatening in future.

Author :
Meera Shanker : Professor and Director – JDBIMS, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, India.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPR.2023.18.01.11