Relaciones familiares y percepción del estrés laboral de un grupo de madres solteras de la ciudad de Cali

Abstract

The general objective of this investigation was to identify the influence of work stress in family relationships of a group of mother’s head of family, who work either formally or informally in Cali, with work schedules of at least 8 hours per day. This is a comparative study, with a quantitative focus, founded through two questionnaires containing the two variables of the study, namely: Work stress and family relationships, the item number oscillates between 12 and 30. The data-collection procedure was a fundamental basis for the analysis of the answers through the following sub-categories: Tension, Irritability and fatigue, Social acceptance towards conflict, Energy and fun, Overload, Self-realization satisfaction, Fear and anxiety, Union and support, Difficulties and Expression. The obtained results from this investigation were that, when comparing the nature of the employment that participating mothers have, the stress perception and family relationships are mutually influenced, given the fact that these are considered important aspects in the life of employees; similarly, it is important that organizations put in place organizational measures that contribute to the employees' quality of life.