Author: Urooj Malik
Supervisor: Shazia Khalid, PhD
Degree: MSc
Year: 2014-2016
University: Institute of Applied Psychology, Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract
The present study aimed at exploring the relationship between work stress, time management and marital adjustment. It was hypothesized that there is likely to be a negative relationship between work stress and marital adjustment in doctors, there is likely to be a negative relationship between work stress and marital adjustment in nurses, there is likely to be a positive relationship between time management and marital adjustment in doctors, there is likely to be a positive relationship between time management and marital adjustment in nurses and there is likely to be a difference between the work stress time management and marital adjustment of doctors and nurses. Sample of the study consisted of 150 health professionals married women. (Doctors = 75, Nurses = 75). Their age ranged between 28 to 45 years. Purposive sampling technique was used to collect data. Stress Scale Inventory (Gerard Hargreaves, 1998) Time Management Behavior Scale (Macan et al, 1990), Dayadic Adjustment Scale (Graham Spanier, 2000) were used for assessment. Descriptive statistics was calculated to assess means, standard deviations and frequencies of the variables. Correlation research design technique was used. Independent t- test was also used. The result indicated that there is significant correlation exists between work stress, and marital adjustment but no relationship were found with time management in doctors. The result also indicated that there is a partially significant relationship between work stress and marital adjustment in nurses but no relationship were found with time management. The differences were analyzed by using independent sample t-test. The result revealed that there is no difference between work stress, time management and marital adjustment in health professionals.
Keywords: Work Stress, Time Management, Marital Adjustment, Health Sector Professionals.
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Corresponding Address: Department of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Email: chairperson@appsy.pu.edu.pk, Phone: 92-42-9231245
