Women's soci̇al roles and stress

In this research, levels of stress and stress related anxiety and depression in the life of working and non-working women who live in Fatih, Istanbul are analyzed. In this research, face to face interviews are conducted with the help of surveys which are prepared by using qualitative research methods. The data is collected by using Beck Depression Scale, Scale of Overcoming the Stress, State-Continuous Anxiety Inventory and socio demographic form. In this study, face to face interviews with 30 working women (15 teachers and 15 psychologists) and 30 non-working women are conducted. The results are tabulated with the help of spss. This study aims to analyze the patriarchal and conventional Turkish society's women's stress level which is revealed because of given responsibilities and roles. The results of this study enable us to understand that both working and non-working women are in great stress, they have enormous amounts of responsibilities in both professional life and family life because of ongoing patriarchal structure in Turkey. Key Words : Woman, Social Role, Stress, Dealing With Stress, Depression,Anxiety