Fatigue in house care

Abstract

A sample of housewives who met certain requirements was selected in a small town and observed while they did their housework. 20 women were studied in this way, 6 of whom became greatly fatigued, and 5 who did not get tired at all. Relationships with other factors were investigated and it was concluded that those who had a general background of distaste for work, those who became bewildered by the "clutter", and those who found making decisions difficult regarding what to do next were the individuals who became tired. Enough work was done in the study to convince the investigators that it is practical to study fatigue from the non-energistic standpoint. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)