Kvinnliga arbetstagare i sjuk- och äldrevården - faktorer som kan påverka graden av upplevd stress utanför arbetstid
WomenPerceived stress off the jobResponsability for household choresEmotional supportNumber of childrenNeuroticismAge.
The aim of this study was to examine the relations between women?s perceived stress off the job (dependent variable), responsability for household chores, emotional support, number of children living at home, neuroticism and age (independent variables). Comparisons between the present sample and two independent samples from previous research were made with regard to perceived stress and neuroticism. The sample of this study consisted of 186 women working in the fields of health care and geriatric care. The results showed that perceived stress correlated positively with neuroticism and number of children and negatively with emotional support, though the effectsizes for number of children and emotional support were fairly small. Neuroticism was the strongest predictor for perceived stress. Implemented comparisons showed that the present sample reported significantly higher levels of perceived stress and neuroticism than the two independent samples.Keywords: women, perceived stress off the job, responsability for household chores, emotional support, number of children, neuroticism, age.