Differences in level of self-esteem of housewives and working women

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eISSN: 2077-9135 / ISSN: 1681-5491

Medical Channel Journal

2013, Volume 19, Issue 3 : 19-15

Research Article

Differences in level of self-esteem of housewives and working women

Nabila Soomro

Rukhsana Bibi

Madiha Latif

Brigitte Kamran

Syed Imran Ahmed

Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dow University of Health Sciences, Pakistan

Panah Shelter Home, Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the differences in level of self-esteem between working women and house wives. Study design: Survey Method. Method:50 educated females were randomly selected, out of them 25 were working as health professional at Institute of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation-Dow University of Health sciences, while 25 were house wives who were educated enough but not allowed to work. Rosenberg Self-esteem scale (RSE) by Rosenberg (1965) was used to measure the level of self-esteem. It was hypothesized that educated house wives suffer from low self esteem. Results: Descriptive statistics (Percentage and frequencies) were used to find out the differences in the level of self-esteem of working women and house wives. Results shows that 36% of house wives were suffering from low self esteem while only 4% of working women fall in this category. Conclusion: Result showed that educated house wives are suffering from low self esteem as compared to working women.

Keywords

House wives

Rosenberg self esteem scale

Self-esteem

Working women

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