PERCEPTION OF FAMILY WELL BEING BY URBAN FAMILIES AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON SELF, FAMILY AND SOCIETY
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2016
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MPUAT, Udaipur
Abstract
Individuals interact within a dynamic culture consisting of the natural
environment (air, land, water, flora, fauna), the human made environment (buildings,
roads, machinery, appliances, technology), social arrangements (families, social
networks, institutions, economies), and human consciousness (knowledge, beliefs,
understanding, skills, traditions). A major driving force in human activity is the desire
for optimal health, for better living conditions, well being of family members and
improved quality of life. Individuals seek to achieve these for themselves, for their
family, and for the communities of which they are a part. Wellbeing is the outcome of
all these interactions. The present study was an exploratory attempt done with the
major objective to assess the “Perception of family well being by urban families and
its implications on self, family and society”. The total samples for the present study
consisted of 200 urban middle class families residing within the municipal limits of
Udaipur City. Two scale (objective and subjective well being scale) and one proforma
developed by an investigator to assess the perception and implication of family well
being and scales was standardized by calculating validity and reliability of the scale.
The data obtained were analyzed in the light of objectives set for the present
investigation. Percentages were computed to assess the perception of family well
being and its implications on self, family and society. Weighted mean score and t–
test was applied to find out the difference in the perception of family well being
between joint and nuclear urban families. Kruskal-Wallis non parametric Test was
applied to find out implication of perceived family well being. Karl Pearson’s
Coefficient of Correlation (r-value) was applied to find out the association between
perception and its implication on self, family and society.The findings of the present
study revealed that the majority of respondents had perceived high level of objective
and subjective well being. Perception for family well being shows that majority of respondents perceived high level of family well being followed by small per cent of
respondents had a moderate level of perception and surprising, none of the respondent
had a low level of perception for their family well being. Comparison for perceived
family well being between joint and nuclear families shows that the significant
difference was observed between joint and nuclear families for their perceived family
well being. Perceptions of OWB and SWB was found to be highly significant for
both husbands and wives of joint families as compare to husbands and wives from
nuclear families. Ranking preference for overall implications of family well being
depicts that both husband and wives of both family structures have same ranking
preference i.e. gave 1st preference to the family, 2nd preference to self and 3rd
preference to society and there is non- significant difference observed for implication
of family well being between husbands and wives of nuclear and joint families. The
results of association between perception and implication of perceived overall family
well being depicts that for the husbands of nuclear families, there was non-significant
negative association between perception of financial and physical well being and its
implication on family and society respectively, whereas for the husbands of joint
families there was a significant association. Results also show that husbands of both
families perceived that there was non-significant association between perception of
personal well being and its implication on self. For the wives of nuclear and joint
families, there was non-significant association between perception of personal and
financial well being and its implication on self and family. Results also indicated that
the wives of nuclear families, there was non-significant negative association between
perception of physical well being and its implication on society whereas for the wives
of joint families the data reported that there was non-significant positive association.
Overall results depict that there was a difference in perception of family
well being between joint and nuclear families but little difference was visible in the
implication of family well being of self, family and society. In this line Guideline in
the form of the booklet was develop for promoting family well being in urban families
and enhances their vision for better perception and implication of family well being.
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Perception of Family Well Being by Urban Families and Its Implications on Self, Family and Society
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Singh N. And Audichya S.