Life satisfaction, Hope and Self Esteem among Working and Non-working Parous married women living in joint families

Abstract

The aim of the current study is to investigate if there are differences in hope, life satisfaction, and self-esteem between working and non-working married women living in joint families. The sample had 144 parousmarried women working as well as non-working women living in joint families. The age range was 24–55 years. Participants were from urban and rural areas. The hope scale, life satisfaction scale, and self-esteem scale were used. Results showed that there are considerable differences in hope, life satisfaction, and self-esteem between working and non-working married women living in joint families. Self esteem and life satisfaction have a significant positive relationship with hope. Therapies and counselling may help improve self-esteem and life satisfaction. Findings have vital implications for practice and underscore the requirement to help and encourage married women in their lifestyle. The results highlight the need for mental well-being promotion and also prevent low self-esteem in non-working women as an appropriate response to enhance their hope and life satisfaction. There is a requirement to be hopeful and positive in order to deal with low self-esteem and low life satisfaction.