The Gap Between Stay-At-Home Moms and Working Moms towards Burnout

Abstract

Burnout is the most common occurrence among mothers. It has become a serious issue that needs to be concerned by many peoples around the world. Burnout is recognized as a workrelated disorder by the World Health Organization (WHO) although it does not fall within the category of disease. However, there is a continuous argument in society in regard to burnout among stay-at-home moms and working moms. Some individuals argue that stay-at-home moms are more depressed and stressed than working moms. Conversely, there are also a few people who believe that working moms are worse than stay-at-home moms in terms of burnout. Thus, this paper aims to study the gap between stay-at-home moms and working moms toward burnout. This study was carried out in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan with a proposed sample size of 354 respondents among mothers. The data obtained from this study was gathered using a set of questionnaires which consist of several factors of burnout and the respondent has answer the same set of questionnaires. The findings from this study were demonstrate several factors that contribute to burnout among stay-at-home moms and working moms. The burnout among them also categorised as the same level which the comparison of value among factors is small.