Prevalence of Psychological Problems among Elderly Women in Rural and Urban Areas

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Amita Mor, Jatesh Kathpalia, Vinod Kumari, and Rashmi Tyagi
(Department of Sociology, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana)

The present study was conducted on the bases of cultural zone Hisar from Bagar and Nuh from Ahirwati. A sample of 64 old-aged women from urban and rural areas of each district was taken to make a total sample size of 256 old-aged women respondents. The objectives of the study were to know the nature of psychological problems and the level of psychological problems along with socio-economic factors associated with psychological problems. The psychological problems among elderly women were found significantly (p ≤0.01, Z = 7.69) higher in rural areas (40.45). The level of association was found ‘high’ among the elderly women having ‘large’ family size (47.8%) in urban areas. In rural areas, a significant association was found among the elderly women having ‘small’ family size (34.4%) with a Chi-square statistic 2 = 49.52 at = 0.01 level. The level of association between age and geriatric scale was found ‘high’ (53.7%) among the elderly women having ‘large’ family size living in rural areas.