Socio-Economic Status, Stress, and Coping Strategies among Cohabiting Men and Women in Katanga Slum, Kawempe Division
Abstract
The study was conducted among men and men in Katanga Slums in Kawempe division. The
purpose of the study was to find whether there is no significance relationship between socio
economic status, stress and coping strategies among cohabiting men and women in Katanga
slums. The study used a sample of 100 men and women who participated in the study and
standardized sets of questionnaires for each variable was used to collect data. Hypothesis was
tested using Pearson Correlation co efficiency and the results revealed that there is no
significance relationship between socio-economic status and stress among men and women.
The study also revealed that there is a significance relationship between socio-economic
status and coping strategies and lastly the study revealed that is a negative relationship
between stress and coping strategies among men and women in Katanga slums. Thus, this
recommends that further research could focus on other factors that may lead to stress among
couples other than their social-economic status.