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Quality of Life among Working Couples and Non-Working Couples


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The motive of the present study was aimed to examine the significant ditference in the quality of life among working couples and non working couples. It is intended to explore working and non-working couples explanations and involvements of their roles in society. Keeping in view the objective of the study, an empirical investigation was undertaken and thereafter data were formulated and evaluated by the Correlation, T-test and ANOVA test. Idea of studying about the non-working and working couples because of the leading unsuccessful life of couples. Normally, couples have to perform many responsibilities all together, especially when the couples are working couples; have to play a dual role as a family and working responsibilities. Total 200 couples (100 non-working couples & 100 working couples) participated in the age range of 25-40 years in this study. The results demonstrated that working couples are generally indicated better quality of life. It is investigated that working couples have abetter lifestyle as compared to non-working couples. Working couples satisfying major forecasters of life scale quality than nonworking couples.

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Quality Of Life Scale, Working Couples, Non-Working Couples.
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Authors

Ishita Mukerji
AIPS, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Anuradha Sharma
AIPS, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract


The motive of the present study was aimed to examine the significant ditference in the quality of life among working couples and non working couples. It is intended to explore working and non-working couples explanations and involvements of their roles in society. Keeping in view the objective of the study, an empirical investigation was undertaken and thereafter data were formulated and evaluated by the Correlation, T-test and ANOVA test. Idea of studying about the non-working and working couples because of the leading unsuccessful life of couples. Normally, couples have to perform many responsibilities all together, especially when the couples are working couples; have to play a dual role as a family and working responsibilities. Total 200 couples (100 non-working couples & 100 working couples) participated in the age range of 25-40 years in this study. The results demonstrated that working couples are generally indicated better quality of life. It is investigated that working couples have abetter lifestyle as compared to non-working couples. Working couples satisfying major forecasters of life scale quality than nonworking couples.

Keywords


Quality Of Life Scale, Working Couples, Non-Working Couples.

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