A Study of the Effect of Marital Status, Employment Status and Religion on Psychological well being of Hindu and Muslim Females

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of marital status, employment status and religion on psychological well being of Hindu and Muslim female subjects. The sample was consisted of 160 Hindu and Muslim female subjects of age range 25 to 35 years taken from different localities of Meerut city. A 2x2x2 factorial research design was employed in the study. The data was collected with the help of Hindi adaptation of Ryff's Psychological Well being Scale. Obtained data were statistically analyzed by mean, SD and ANOVA. The result indicated that marital status, employment status and religion were found to be effective on psychological well being of female subjects. The results were discussed in the light of empirical studies.