Demographic Characteristics, Coping Skills, and Parental Sense of Competence of Working and Nonworking Mothers

Demographics of Pakistani working and non-working mothers, coping skills and parental sense of competence was examined in this cross-sectional study. Two hundred (100 non-working & 100 working) mothers aged 20 to 50 years responded to demographic information, Brief Cope Scale (Carver, Scheier, &...

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Published in:Pakistan journal of psychological research : PJPR 2021, Vol.36 (1), p.103-114
Main Authors: Shakil, Muneeba, Aslam, Rubab, Ashraf, Farzana, Idris, Memoona
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Coping
Demographics
Drug use
Emotions
Middle age
Mothers
Nuclear family
Pakistani literature
Parents & parenting
Social support
Stress
Working mothers
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Summary:Demographics of Pakistani working and non-working mothers, coping skills and parental sense of competence was examined in this cross-sectional study. Two hundred (100 non-working & 100 working) mothers aged 20 to 50 years responded to demographic information, Brief Cope Scale (Carver, Scheier, & Weintraub, 1989) and Parental Sense Of Competence Scale (Gibaud-Walston & Wandersman, 1978). Results indicated that working mothers from nuclear family system used more positive coping skills and middle age working mothers were found to have more parental sense of competence than their counterparts. Interestingly, analysis of interactive effect revealed that young working mothers living in nuclear family system had more parental sense of competence than their counterparts. This study highlighted the importance of examining mother’s demographics in their coping and sense of competence in parenting. Findings would assist social psychologists to guide suitable infrastructure to mothers in both roles to improve their coping with higher parental sense of competence.
ISSN:1016-0604
2663-208X
DOI:10.33824/PJPR.2021.36.1.07