PERCEIVED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND SELF ESTEEM AMONG HOUSEWIVES IN COASTAL AREAS OF TRIVANDRUM

Abstract

The study investigated the extent of relationship and between Perceived Emotional Distress and Self-esteem among Housewives in Coastal Areas of Trivandrum. Samples of 90 married people were selected for the study using convenient sampling method. The tools used for the study were Perceived Emotional Distress and Rosenberg’s Self Esteem Scale. After data collection, the data were consolidated and scoring was done. The data was analyzed using the SPSS version. The statistical techniques used for the analysis of data were Frequency Distribution and Percentage, Mean and Standard Deviation, Spearman’s Rank Correlation, Mann Whitney U Test and Kruskal Wallis test were used for analysis. Findings of the study revealed that 18.9% of the sample were found to have high perceived emotional distress, 77.8% have moderate level of emotional distress and 3.3% have low level of perceived emotional distress. 1.1 % of the sample is found to have high self-esteem, 97.8% have moderate level of self-esteem and 1.1% have low self-esteem. There is no significant relationship between Perceived Emotional Distress and Self- esteem. The findings of the study also revealed that there exists no significant difference between Perceived Emotional Distress and Self-esteem with regard to demographic factors.