Dual Responsibility: A Contributing Factor to Psychological Ill-being in Married Working Women

The aim of present paper was to examine the psychological ill-being in married working women as a consequence of dual responsibility they pay at home and workplace. A sample of about fifty (N=50) married working women was compared with fifty (N=50) married non-working women. The entire sample was taken from general population. Data was gathered using Semi-Structured Brief Interview Form, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), Anger and Hostility, subscales of Aggression Questionnaire (AQ). Obtained data was statistically analyzed by computing frequencies, percentages and independent t-test. Independent t-test, show that married working women significantly reported more somatic complaints (t= 2.00, df = 98, p< .048), social dysfunction (t= 2.31, df = 98, p