Age or Marital Status and Mental Well-Being of Female Prisoners Inhabitant of Lucknow Jail

Abstract

Well being is state of physical, psychological, emotional and social happiness as a whole. Present study intends to assess the mental well-being of female prisoners in Lucknow jail. This study was designed for disruptive nature. The sample of study was consisted of 120 female prisoners in jail. The random sampling technique was used to select the sample from the jail. The collected data was coded, scoring ,tabulated and analysed in terms of simple frequency , percentage, ANOVAs test, chi-square test and co–relation test were computed study the relationship between selected independent and dependent variables. The objectives the research work is study on socio-economic profile of the women prisoners , do situational analysis of women prisoners, Assessment of mental wellbeing of female prisoners and study on relationship between selected independent and dependant variables. Present studies were identified such as age, marital status and mental well-being of female prisoners. Most of the respondents 52 % were 40- 60 years old, 80% were married. The result was found that no significant difference between the age or marital status and mental well-being of female prisoners in Lucknow jail.