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Subject: Human Development and family studies × End date: 2023 × Start date: 2022 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Problems and adjustment of professional couples
    (CCSHAU, Hisar, 2023-08) Saini, Arju; Siwach, Meena
    Professional couples are those when a lady and her husband are in a profession, it signifies that both of them are employed and hold qualified positions. This practice has been growing in India over the past few years as well. It has become necessary for the couples to work at the same time due to rising inflation and an improved standard of living. Both partners have demanding careers, frequently face particular challenges, and need to make certain adjustments to maintain a healthy work-life balance and a harmonious relationship. The purpose of the study was to identify the marital problems and adjustment issues experienced by professional couples working in private and government institutions. The present study was conducted on a sample of 100 professional couples i.e., 10 couples from each institute. Thus, the total sample for the present study constituted of 100 male and 100 female professionals i.e., 100 couples. Five government and five private institutes were selected from Hisar district of Haryana state by random selection method. . From each institute 10 couples were selected randomly. self-made questionnaire used to identify socio-personal variables and marital issues in professional couples. The marital adjustment questionnaire developed by Kumar and Rohatgi (2018) was used to evaluate the adjustment of professional couples. The results reveal that couples working in private institutes commonly experience trust issues, and personal problems. And couples working in government institutes face issues related to incompatibility, communication problems, and feeling of inferiority. Approximately half of couples in the study reported a moderate level of problems, indicating that challenges are relatively common among couples regardless of their work environment. Regarding marital adjustment results revealed that couples working in government institutes generally have a higher level of adjustment couples compared to couples working in government institutes. This suggests that the work environment in government institutes may contribute to better overall marital adjustment for these couples.
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    Well-being, stress levels and adopted coping mechanisms among women experiencing infertility
    (CCSHAU, Hisar, 2023-08) Sangeeta; Siwach, Meena
    Infertility is a serious psycho-social issue that affects a couple's mental, physical and social well-being and marital stability. For people and couples who are trying to get pregnant, infertility can be a difficult and emotionally taxing process. Feelings of despair, anger, shame, and even a sense of loss might result from being unable to conceive naturally or bring a pregnancy to term. It's critical to understand that infertility impacts both men and women and can significantly influence their mental and emotional health. In infertile couples‟ relationships, women express more distress than their male counterparts. In order to deal with the circumstances, to achieve emotional stability, and reclaim control over their life, women turn to a variety of coping mechanisms. Depending on the circumstances, infertile women choose different coping techniques. This present study aimed to contribute in an effort to better understand well-being of infertile women, stress of infertility and ways to cope with the situation. A total number of 100 infertile women between the age of 25 to 40 years comprised the sample. Well-being of infertile women was assessed using a self-designed questionnaire. Stress levels of infertile women was assessed using Depression anxiety stress scale (DASS) by Lovibond, S.H. and Lovibond, P.E. (1995), Fertility Problem Inventory (FPI) by Newton (1999) was also used to assess fertility problem and Coping patterns of infertile was assessed using a self-designed questionnaire. Observed findings indicated that nearly half of women faced moderate levels of stress. More than half of infertile women used high planned-problem solving and moderate self-control coping mechanisms among all other coping mechanisms. Also, negative relationships between well-being and depression, anxiety, and stress indicated that higher levels of stress were associated with lower levels of well-being which means that women who had more stress indicated lower well-being. The present study has revealed that the factors influencing the well-being of infertile women included age, duration of marriage and duration of infertility. Moreover, stress in infertile women was affected by age at the time of marriage, duration of marriage and education. The study also suggested that personal variables can influence coping mechanisms in response to infertility.
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    Impact of perceived stress and self efficacy on happiness among female school teachers during COVID-19 pandemic
    (CCSHAU Hisar, 2022-07) Reema; Yadav, Poonam
    Happiness is something which every human being quest for since a long time. Particularly at present, in this COVID pandemic, it has been the most important consideration for human being to stay safe, healthy and happy rather than being rich or famous. The purpose of this research is to determine the factors that differentiate happiness of teachers who work in government and private schools and factors impacting happiness of female school teachers. In addition, due to lack of research focused on happiness of teachers, the aim is also to contribute to the literature. The present study was conducted in Hisar district of Haryana state. From selected Government and Private schools, 120 female school teachers were taken as subjects for the study. Selected tools were administered upon the teachers to collect the information as per specific objectives of the study. Frequency, percentages, mean, and standard deviation for comparison by using Z test and ANOVA, Chi Square test for association and coefficient of correlation for relationship between variables. Out of total sample nearly one-third (43.3%) of the school teachers reported moderate level of perceived stress followed by severe (32.5%) and low level (24.2%). Nearly (47.5%) of total respondents reported moderate self-efficacy score followed by high (26.7%) and low (25.8%). Statistical significant differences were observed in the mean scores of perceived stress and self-efficacy of government and private teachers. As a protective measure self- efficacy was significantly associated with happiness which means those respondents who were more self-efficacious were happier. On an alarming front nearly one third of teachers were in lower level of happiness. Statistically significant differences were not observed in mean scores of happiness among government and private teachers. Private teachers scored higher mean on happiness than government teachers. It was revealed that happiness among school teachers is significantly negatively correlated to perceived stress and positively as well as significantly correlated with self efficacy. Type of school and size of family were significantly associated with happiness of teachers. Further it was inferred that happiness of school teachers does not have significant difference with respect to their age, teaching cadre and experience. Private teachers were significantly higher on self efficacy, lower on perceived stress. This research is important for the happiness of the students and the contribution of happiness of the teachers.