Marital, Parenting, Job and Life Satisfaction Through the Lens of Women: A Mixed Research Method
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2017-09
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University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad
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The marital, parenting and job satisfaction of women as well as its effects on life satisfaction was studied on a sample of 192 from Dharwad and 205 from Lamphelpat, Manipur during the year 2014-16 at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad. A QUAN-qual mixed research method was employed. Marital, parenting, job and life satisfaction scales; socio-economic status and self-esteem scales; and big five inventory were used.
Results revealed significant difference between marital, parenting and job satisfaction among rural women, wherein Dharwad women were significantly in higher proportion in high level of marital and job satisfaction than Lamphelpat women and Lamphelpat women were significantly higher on parenting satisfaction. But, urban women of both regions were similar on marital and parenting satisfaction. Higher percentage of rural women of Dharwad (86.7 %) and Lamphelpat (68 %) fell in high level of job satisfaction. Dharwad women had high level of life satisfaction than Lamphelpat women. Marital and parenting satisfaction was inter-related but not with life satisfaction. The predictors accounted for variances ranging from 16.3 to 38.6 per cent on marital, 25.2 to 54.4 per cent on parenting, 16.1 to 51.4 per cent on job and 17.5 to 43.9 per cent on life satisfaction.
The phenomenological analysis revealed that promoters of marital and parenting satisfaction revolved around members of the family, their respect towards each other and quality of their intimacy. Choice in marital partner propelled individuals with commitments and efforts for successful marriage. When companionship desire was not met through partner there were wild thoughts and frustrations. Women of both regions were facing various challenges in their marital, parenting and job sphere so a resource material was provided as guidance for facing the challenges. It was distributed to 30 women who found that the information was helpful for managing stress, learning forgiveness and self-actualization.