Psychological Stress and its Relationship with Marital Adjustment Among Working Women in Jordan

Abstract

Objectives: The study aimed to identify Psychological Stress and its Relationship with Marital Adjustment Among Working Women in Jordan.

Methods: A (40) items scale measuring stress and (53) scale measuring marital adjustment were developed by the researchers and applied on (255) working women in Amman selected in the available method in September 2020 during the Covid-19 Pandemic period.

Results: As a result of the survey, it was found that working women have a high level of marital Adjustment. On the other hand, the degree of psychological pressure is moderate, and the adjustment based on the number of children is favorable for those with three or fewer children, and there is a difference in psychological pressure among those who worked eight hours or more. The results showed that there is an inverse correlation between marital adjustment and psychological stress.

Conclusions: It was found that the level of psychological pressure is moderate and level of marital adjustment among working women is high. Whereas An inverse correlation between marital adjustment and psychological stress was found, which lead us to recommend improving the condition of work and decreasing the number of hours. Moreover conducting training programs for working women in how to deal with stress.