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Review of Literature Stress and Health

Recent changes in Indian society have transformed women's roles and opportunities. The old order that confined women to the home has been replaced by one where modern women now play important roles in many aspects of life. Many women are seeking careers and demanding new options to share household responsibilities with their husbands. Taking a job provides women a sense of fulfillment but also subjects them to the dual role of homemaker and earner. Previous studies have found that stress levels vary depending on women's professions and responsibilities, with professional women experiencing greater work-related stress than non-professional women. The type of workplace can also impact stress and burnout among working women.

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Review of Literature Stress and Health

Recent changes in Indian society have transformed women's roles and opportunities. The old order that confined women to the home has been replaced by one where modern women now play important roles in many aspects of life. Many women are seeking careers and demanding new options to share household responsibilities with their husbands. Taking a job provides women a sense of fulfillment but also subjects them to the dual role of homemaker and earner. Previous studies have found that stress levels vary depending on women's professions and responsibilities, with professional women experiencing greater work-related stress than non-professional women. The type of workplace can also impact stress and burnout among working women.

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Recent times have seen dramatic changes in the traditional society of India.

Our family, social attitude and behavior are undergoing a series of changes. The advent of industrialization, socioeducational advancement and the transformation of society from and agrarian rural economy to an urban industrial one , ushered in a new era of roles and definitions of womens work. The old order which confined women to the home, has been or is in the process of being replaced by a new one . the modern women are seeking newer and wider horizons. They have now started playing an important role in many walks of life. Many women are demanding new options for career and house hold responsibilities. They want to relieve their husbands from the sole responsibility of providing for the family unit economically and derive a sense of accomplishment or fulfillment. By taking up employment, women have to play a dual role as housewife and earner. Todays working women is expected to be an inspiring companion of her husband, proficient in the care of children and able in the handling of family budget. She is also expected to pursue a career, show skill and intelligence and be a competent as a male on a job. It may be assumed that women engaged in different types of professions may be differing in the types of role stress they are facing. The psychological consequences or role accumulation depends not only on the numbers of role occupied but also on the nature of particular role because role differ in social value and in the patterning of privileges and obligations associated with them. An investigation into such differences has both personal as well as social significance. In India this area is comparatively uninvestigated. This present study is an attempt in this direction and it will benefit the multitude.

Review of literature Stress and health


The relationship between stress and health was studied by many researchers in India. Stress was found to be negatively correlated with mental health of supervisors (Mishra & Somani, 1993) and teachers (Anand, 1996-97). Stress was negatively associated with quality of life among females clerks, doctors, and teachers (Daga, 1997). Stress was positively correlated with depression among male teachers of higher educational institutions (Mishra, 1995). Job related stress was highly among employees who performed repetitive work as compared to those who

were engaged in non-repetitive work. The former group also had poor mental health and lower self esteem (Baran, Rahman & Sen, 1999). Stress among working women In the past two decade, some studies have attempted to trace the particular stressors dominant among working women. Tharakan (1992) found that professional working women experienced greater work related stress than non professional working women. Also, occupational stress and job satisfaction were significantly correlated with the professional qualifications of women. Sekhar (1996) found that the type of hospital differently affected the experience of job stress and job burnout among female nurses. The number of patients that were assigned also significantly affected the nurses helplessness, depersonalization experiences and personal accomplishment. Daga (1997) found that quality of life was correlated negatively but significantly with social family role stress among female clerks, doctors and teachers. Further, quality of life was associated positively and significantly with social support among clerks and teachers.

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