Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Suneeta Yadav ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP, IN

Abstract

The present study investigated the work-family conflict and mental health of women in teaching&bank employment belonging to two age groups, viz., early (ErA) and mid adulthood (MdA) were explored. Work-Family Conflict Scale and Mental Health Inventory were administered to 50 (ErA-28&MdA-22) and 62 bank employees (ErA-30&MdA-32). Main effect of age was significant for work-to-family conflict, positive self evaluation, perception of reality, integration of personality, autonomy, group oriented attitude and overall mental health scores. Mam effect of profession was significant only for positive self evaluation, perception of reality and group oriented attitude. Interaction effect of age and profession was significant only for autonomy. Within the teachers, ErA as compared to MdA scored higher on work-family conflict areas and lower on all the dimensions of mental health but none of the differences were significant except work-to-family conflict. Similar trends were observed within the bank employed women also but differences were significant on all the dimensions of mental health, except environmental mastery. On mental health areas, at ErA phase, teachers as compared to bank employees scored significantly higher on positive self evaluation, perception of reality and overall mental health. On the other hand, women belonging to the two professions were similar to each other on all areas of mental health at MdA. Results have been analyzed in the light of the changes that take place in the lives of the working women as they pass from early to mid adulthood in the two different professions.

Keywords

Work-Family Conflict, Mental Health and Employed Women.

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Suneeta Yadav ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IN

Abstract

The present investigation, aims at exploring both work-to-family (W-to-F) and family-to-work (F-to-W) aspects of work-family conflict and family maladjustment (FM) along with the moderator effect of social support on the relationship between them among bank employed women at different W-F life stages. Work-Family Conflict Scale, Family Adjustment Inventory for Working Women (high score denotes maladjustment), and Social Support Scale were administered individually to 250 clerical level female bank employees, belonging to three life stages, viz., Stage-1: Below 30 yrs, Stage-11:30-40 yrs and Stage-Ill: Above 40yrs. Intergroup comparisons revealed that on areas of Work-Family Conflict, W-to-F conflict remained similar at all life stages, however, F-to-W conflict was highest during Stage-11 and lowest during the Stage-1. On areas of FM, a decreasing trend could be observed with scores being highest at Stage-1 as compared to those at both the older life stages, and scores at Stage-11 being higher than those at Stage 111 indicating that family adjustment improves with life stage. Correlational analysis indicated that both W-to-F and F-to-W conflict had positive associations with almost all dimensions of FM. Results of moderator analysis indicated that Emotional Support did not moderate the relationship between W-to-F and FM at any W-F life stage, however, it moderated the relationship of F-to-W conflict with FM at Stages-1 and 11 but not at Stage-Ill. Informational Support did not moderate the relationship between W-to-F conflict and FM at any stage, however, it moderated the relationship between F-to-W conflict and FM but only at Stage-11. Practical Support moderated the relationship between W-to-F conflict and FM at Stage-11 only, but it did not moderate the relationship between F-to- W conflict and FM at any stage. Companionship Support significantly moderated the relationship between W-to-F conflict and FM as well as between F-to-W conflict and FM at Stage-1 only. Results have been analyzed in the light of the changes that take place in the lives of the women working in banking sector.

Keywords

Work-Family Conflict, Family Maladjustment, Social Support, Life Stages and Female Bank Employees.

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