Working Mothers Having Girl Child With Disability: Analysis Of Stress And Burnout From Various Perspective

Abstract

Basically burnout is a psychological syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment that can occur with individuals who work with other people in some capacity. The consequences of burnout are potentially very serious for workers, their clients, and the larger institution in which they interact. An analysis of burnout among working mothers having girl child with Disabilities brings an understanding to develop care and concern about both child with benchmark disabilities as well as towards their parents. .

A survey was conducted in the four schools of Coimbatore city on 60 mothers. The samples were selected based on purposive sampling method. Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was administered to measure the level of burnout of mothers having girl child with ID. The data has been analyzed with the help of student’s t-test. The t-value is interpreted on the particular level of significance. Qualitative interpretation is presented in result and discussion to interpret the condition of burnout among working mothers of girl child with Disabilities.  The researchers found that there is a significant difference in the level of burnout of mothers based on their age, age of their girl child with mental retardation, their working experience and socio-economic status but there were no significant difference found in the level of burnout of mothers having girl child with ID based on their locality of residence, educational qualification and the type of family.