A Comparative study of Marital Adjustment among Employed and Unemployed Married Women of Urban and Rural Area

Abstract

The aim of the present investigation is to study marital adjustment between employed and unemployed married women of urban and rural area. The sample of the present study consisted of 120 married women and their range between 23 – 38 years. [30 employed and 30 unemployed women from urban area and 30 employed and 30 unemployed women from rural area.] The marital adjustment inventory was administered to all participants. The data was analyzed using means, SD and t – value. The results are discussed and conclusion is down. The main findings showed that there was a significant difference between employed and unemployed married women of urban area in respect to their marital adjustment scores. As regarding to rural area significant difference were also found between employed and unemployed married women on their marital adjustment.