Psychological Distress, Resilience and Job Satisfaction among Female Household Labors: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

This study was designed to examine psychological distress, resilience and job satisfaction among Pakistani female household labors. For the present research, a quantitative (n=500) study design was elected. Three of well-structured instruments, Kessler psychological distress scale, brief resilience scale and job satisfaction survey scale were administered. The study findings shows that psychological distress has negatively correlation with resilience and job satisfaction. The results of regression analysis also indicated that psychological distress predicted resilience and job satisfaction among women. Additionally, data revealed that nuclear family system and rural labors experienced greater psychological distress at work than joint family labors and urban workers where as joint family system labors and urban workers experienced greater job satisfaction than nuclear and rural living labors. The study findings contribute to better understanding of how resilience affects well-being and tasks performance levels of workers living under one household.