A comparative study on self-esteem of working and non-working women in Pakistan

Fareda Zeab and Uzma Ali
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Fareda Zeab: Karachi University, Karachi, Pakistan

Journal of Social Sciences (COES&RJ-JSS), 2015, vol. 4, issue 4, 934-944

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the difference of self-esteem between working and non-working women of Pakistan. It was hypothesized that ’’the working-women will score higher on the variable of Self-esteem as compare to non-working women. The sample of 250 (125 working, 125 non working) women were taken by purposive sampling technique. The target group’s age range was between 28 years to 45 years. The Mean score of age was (M =34.126) and the standard deviation was (SD= 4.129). The women were selected from different organizations and areas of Karachi, Pakistan through purposive sampling technique. After taking the permission from authorities and informed consent from the participant demographic forms were filled then in order to measure the self-esteem, Rosenberg self-esteem Scale (RSES, 1965) was administered, individually. Descriptive statistics and t-test for independent mean were used to analyze the data through SPSS. It was concluded that non-working women are likely to have higher self-esteem than working-women in Pakistan.

Keywords: Self-esteem; working women; mental health. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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