Life Satisfaction and Social Support: A study of Aged Women and Men With Reference to North Bihar, India
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 6
Abstract
The present enquiry was aimed at studying the life satisfaction and social support of aged men and women with particular reference to North Bihar, India. For the present piece of research work total sample (N=150) comprising aged women (n=75) and aged men (n=75) randomly selected from different districts of North Bihar viz., Begusarai, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur and Samastipur. Subjects’ age were ranged between 55 – 75 years. Data collected through questionnaires schedules individually from aged women and men by taking them in to confidence and assured that responses provided by them on the items of schedules will be kept strictly confidential. Having tabulated and analyzed the data, results revealed the fact that there is high significant difference between the group of aged women and men towards their degree of life satisfaction which has been statistically found significant at .01 level of confidence, although, aged men were found more prone to higher degree of life satisfaction than women. Moreover, aged women have shown higher degree of social support than aged men, hence, significant difference have been found between the group of aged at .01 level of confidence towards their life satisfaction. The discrepancies of results obtained have been discussed in detail by giving probable reasons. Keywords: life satisfaction, social support, aged men and women, North Bihar
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Abid Khan, Dr. Anis Ahmad
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