Understanding The Current Perceived Stress Pattern in Jaipur in Indian Metropolitan Cities and Comparison of Perceived Stress Levels Between Working Women and Homemaker Age Groups 21 To 50 Years Old

Abstract

A study was conducted to measure and understand the pattern of perceived stress levels in working and non working women of age groups 21-50 years old. This was conducted for understanding the current perceived stress pattern in Jaipur in Indian metropolitan cities and comparison of perceived stress levels in the Covid-19 pandemic. Data was collected using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) from 26 number of non working women & 24 number of working women from Jaipur were randomly. The results indicated that in the total sample, the perceived stress is on moderate level. Which possibly could be due to the effects of the pandemic and related stressors such as anxiety, worry, apprehension. When compared there was no significant difference between stress levels of working women & non working women, either indicating that there are common stressors affecting both of them or similar stressors affecting them. The gender/ occupation/ age/ working condition does not differentiate the perceived stress currently.