Determinants of Life Satisfaction of Women:reference to Balangoda Divisional Secretariat Division

Abstract

In this era, since the role of women has expanded throughout the past, every country in the world demonstrates a greater interest to discover the social and economic position of women. Though much progress has been made in society to bring women to a stage, still it is not fully achieved. In most cases, women have to spend their entire lives with less pleasure or happiness, and with much stress and tension. This will lead to lower the women's life satisfaction and it has an inverse effect on the development and stability of any economy. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors which influence the life satisfaction of women. The study used primary data and 200 women were selected from three GN Divisions in Balangoda DS Division, which represent urban, rural and estate sector through cluster sampling and convenience sampling methods, using an already developed structured questionnaire. Binary Logistic Regression model was utilized as the main analysing technique. Results revealed that the overall life satisfaction was predicted by current health status, living sector, education level and being a member of community society. All the significant factors showed a positive relationship with life satisfaction. Implications of the findings and recommendations are offered.