A Comparative Study Between Middle–Aged Employed and Unemployed Women on Stress and Life Satisfaction

Abstract

A comparative study was conducted among middle aged women of Kolkata with employment and unemployment status to measure life satisfaction and stress level in Kolkata, India. As stress and life satisfaction are important facet of an individual’s life, the objective was to compare stress level and life satisfaction between the groups. For this study 35 people with employment and 35 unemployed people were selected randomly from the population.  The data was statistically analysed using mean, standard deviation, t test and Pearson correlation coefficient. The results of the findings are; a significant difference in the level of stress and life satisfaction between employed and unemployed middle-aged women was obtained. Furthermore, life satisfaction and stress were negatively correlated. Therefore, it can be concluded from the findings that quality of life of employed middle aged women was better than their counterparts.