Occupation influence on life satisfaction and family functioning

Pages:44-50
Neetu Singh Gautam and Shakuntla Punia (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana)

The present study intended to compare the life satisfaction and family functioning of Haryana’s elderly males and females in different regions. A sample of 120 males and their wives, belonging to NCR(Gurgaon) and Non-NCR(Hisar) were selected in the age range 35-40 years. Life satisfaction Scale was used to measure life satisfaction in terms of health, personal, economic, marital, social and job among adults developed by Alam and Srivastava (2001). Family flexibility in terms of adaptation and cohesion were measured by Family Adaptability Cohesion Evaluation Scale IV (FACESIV) developed by Olson (2009a) and Family Communication was measured by using Family Communication Scale (FCS) developed by Olson (2009b). Data comparison exhibited statistically non-significant difference among the respondents of government and corporate sectors on life satisfaction as well as satisfaction on various aspects except job satisfaction, where respondents of both sectors differed significantly (z=2.33, p<0.05). When families of adults engaged in corporate sector were compared across NCR and Non-NCR significant differences existed on family communication aspect (z=3.43, <0.05).