ISO 9001:2015

MENTAL HEALTH AMONG WORKING WOMEN

The purpose of the present research was to examine the mental health of employee women aged above 40 years end below 40 years. It sought to examine the impact on mental health of working women in the struggle with dual responsibilities and balance. Women above 40 years and below 40 years of Bhavnagar city work randomly selected and a sample of 60 was taken. Data were collected by “Mental Health Inventory” developed by Dr A. K. Shrivastav & Dr. Jagdish (1982). The translation of the original Hindi questionnaire into Guajarati was validated by Bhavna Thummar (2009). The collected data were analysed statistically. The results showed that there was no significant difference in executive self-rated mental health between employed women above 40 years & below 40 years(t = 1.40). There is no significant difference between perceived reality of mental health in employed women age above 40 years & below 40 years(t = 0.25). The difference between mental health in personality integration among employed women age above 40 years and below 40 years is significant(t = 2.31). There was no significant difference between self-reported mental health among employed women above 40 years & below 40 years (t = 1.37).  There was no significant difference between group attitudes towards mental health among employed women aged above 40 years & Below 40 years(t = 0.26). There is no significant difference between working women aged above 40 years & below 40 years in environmental perception of mental health (t = 0.87). There is no significant difference between employed women above 40 years of age & below 40 years of age in overall mental health (t= 1.20).


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