Stress and Coping among Single and Non-Working Women

Abstract

The study investigatedthe relationship ofperceived stress and coping among single working and non-working women. 50 single working women, teaching at two government and private universities of Lahore and 50 non-working women were taken, age ranging 25-40 years. Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen, Kamarck, & Mermelstein, 1983) and Brief Cope Scale (Carver, 1997) were used to investigate the association between the two variables. Resultsrevealed that working and non-working women differ in terms of perceived stress (M= 25.52; SD= 4.38; p<0.01) and supportive coping (M=15.34; SD=3.21; p<0.05). Moreover, Perceived Stress in age range 35-30 and 31-35 years was higher than the later age range of 35-40 years (p<0.05), whereas significant differences were found on all kind of coping at all ages. Findings are discussed in terms of identification and resolution of stress, along with teaching and strengthening of coping skills of single working and non-working women.