Open AccessCoping mechanism used by homemakers in Kumaon region (Uttarakhand, India) to deal with stress in their day-to-day life
Author(s) -
Hariom Kumar Solanki,
Amandeep Kaur,
Mrinmay Das,
Sadhana Awasthi,
Sanjay Jain
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_362_18
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , medicine , anxiety , population , mental health , cross sectional study , clinical psychology , psychiatry , environmental health , pathology
Chronic stress, if not appropriately addressed, can cause a variety of mental health disorders. In patriarchal societies like India, little is known about the coping mechanisms used by homemakers to deal with stress in their lives.