IAHRW International Journal of Social Sciences Review

Namita Mohanty ¹, Jitendra Mohanty ², Prabhudarsan Sahoo ³, Kalpana Sahoo ⁴

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IN
2 Department of Management, KSOM, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IN
3 Department of Psychology, Nayagarh Autonomous College, Nayagarh, Odisha, IN
4 XIMB, Bubaneswar, Odisha, IN

Abstract

World Health Organization has viewed well-being as a state of equilibrium at the physical, mental, social and spiritual domains. "How" aspects or dynamics of well-being based on theoretical framework help us to understand the process nature of well-being. These ideas are extremely helpful in developing well-ness enhancement programmes. Intentional activity theory suggests that volitional activities where energy is spent increases well-being. Telic or end-point theories posit that well-being is gained when goal or need is reached and persistence of unfulfilled needs are responsible for unhappiness. According to Bottom-up theory happy life is the accumulation of happy moments. In contrast, top-down theory advocates for a global propensity to experience things in a positive manner. Cognitive approach to Associationistic theories suggests that events attributed to internal and stable factors bring in maximum well-being. Judgment theories based on comparison views that people experience well-being when they find themselves to be better off than others. According to Adaptation theory recent changes produce happiness and unhappiness. But people eventually adapt to the overall level of events and restore happiness. Proactive theory predicts that the greatest happiness is experienced by those who have negatively skewed distribution of events. Another popular form of judgment theory advocates that the less the discrepancy between the actual condition and aspiration the greater is the happiness. Thus, there are different theoretical routes to understand the process nature of well-being. A crucial examination of their relative strengths is a challenging task before the researchers.

Keywords

Wellbeing, Happiness, Theoretical Perspective.

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Pratima Saragi ¹, Kalpana Sahoo ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Good Governance and Public Policy, Sri-Sri University, Odisha, IN
2 Xavier University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IN

Abstract

Generally, people think women are emotional, but the fact is, women are also great intellectual geniuses and excel in planning and execution. The biggest strength that a woman has is her emotions, feelings, motivation and inspiration. In today's competitive business environment, we need women to come to the forefront and take more responsibility, without getting stressed. Women also have a great role to play in the society. She can be a strong peacemaker; at home, in the community, in society and in the world. Women can glue differences and bring people of diverse nature together she does it in her home all the time. Both women and men need resilience to deal with difficulties in life. But women often need more resilience than men to overcome the so called traditional hindrances in their way, in order to advance in the business world. However, many women are not aware of the amount of resilience they do possess. In the current pace of life, we need to balance our inner peace, beauty and ethical values with the external challenges we face, and women also have it in them to do it. These qualities are natural in a woman. Indian scriptures place incredible amount of power in women. The primordial energy is known as 'Shakti1. It is the life force behind the whole creation. That is why Indian scriptures honor women as the highest aspect of divinity- the 'Aadhya Shakti'. Resilience may be the new criterion for professional advancement. The current globalized world of economic uncertainty and intense competitiveness, organizations that instill resilience in their future leaders will have a clear advantage. Like other skills, resilience can be learned and developed. Resilience is also the key to personal growth and development. This study aims to analyze the levels of resiliency of working women in private sectors towards the work adversity in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha, India. The globalized societal status exists full of work adversity specifically for women; this study was intended to foster women participation with resilience. We have conducted an empirical study with private sector working women through both an online and direct questionnaire survey involving 500 respondents. Data collection was completed through the Personal Resilience Questionnaire survey with findings and recommendations.

Keywords

Resiliency, Working Woman, Work Adversity, Social Transformation.

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