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- Title
中年期女性の更年期症状に対する対処と心理的適応の関連.
- Authors
Tanaka Yuka
- Abstract
The present study explored the relationships between coping with menopausal symptoms and psychological adjustment. Middle-aged women(N=431, 40-60 years old)were asked about their menstrual status, menopausal symptoms, their coping with the symptoms, subjective well-being and life satisfaction. Based on their reported menstrual status, 395 participants were divided into three groups (pre-menopause, peri-menopause, and post-menopause). The main results were as follows. Factor analysis of data for coping with symptoms produced 6 dimensions: acceptance of bodily change, positive care of one's body, positive thinking, prioritizing of activities, changes in thinking, and talking with someone about symptoms. Lower menopausal symptoms and positive care of one's body had positive effects on subjective well-being. Among peri-menopausal women with severe symptoms, acceptance of their bodily changes was related to higher psychological well-being. For post-menopausal women, prioritizing of activities was related to subjective well-being, regardless of symptoms. These results indicate that effective coping is influenced by women's menopausal symptoms and menopausal status.
- Publication
Japanese Journal of Developmental Psychology / Hattatsu Shinrigaku Kenkyū, 2015, Vol 26, Issue 4, p322
- ISSN
0915-9029
- Publication type
Article