International Web Conference on Women Empowerment through Education, Employment & Entrepreneurship (WE through E3) IWCWEEEE - 2020

Assessment of Mindfulness in Married Women – An Indicator of Mental Health

Dr. S. Jeya Bharathi


Pages: 184-188
Year of Publication: 2020

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Abstract

Indian women have been known for their multi-tasking capabilities with which they are able to handle both their family and their career. Many a times this multi-tasking ability by itself leads women to stress and burn out. However, all these go unreported in the daily routine and majority of married women have accustomed themselves to their hectic schedules. This study aims at finding out their levels of real mental health. This study has been done on married women between the age group of 26-40 years. Moreover, their mindfulness has been assessed using Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), wherein higher the score, higher is their dispositional mindfulness level, which in turn indicates a good mental health in the individual. Data has been collected from 75 married women who fall under the specified age category and out of them 40 were found to have low levels of trait mindfulness, which reveals the fact that their minds are always pre-occupied with some thought process. Another interesting finding of the study is there are no recorded difference in the trait mindfulness between the working women and home makers.

Keywords: Mindfulness, Married Women, Multi-Tasking, Stress, Burn Out.