Social support and mental health among married women teachers

International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
7
Article ID: 
9628
7 pages
Research Article

Social support and mental health among married women teachers

Nalina, B. and Sethuramasubbiah

Abstract: 

The present study aimed to find out the social support and mental health among married women teachers. For this purpose, a total of 302 married women teachers were randomly selected from 41 Arts and Science Colleges affiliated to Bharathiar University located in and around Coimbatore city. Multi-dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and Mental Health Inventory were administered to all the subjects. Obtained scores were analyzed with the help of ANOVA, z test and Regression. Results revealed that significant difference in Social Support and Mental Health were observed with respect to age, income, years of marriage, teaching experience and working hours. Working hours of women was the strongest predictor of mental health.

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