Premature and Normal Menopause: An Evaluation in Terms of Stress, Marital Adjustment and Sex Roles

2016-03-25T20-21-33Z
Source: Düşünen Adam: The Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences
Meral Önder, Ayşegül Durak Batıgün.
Introduction: Middle age period brings about particular difficulties for some adults, because of the physiological and psychological changes. The physiological changes occuring in this period is called andropause for males and menopause for females. While it starts about 40-50 years of age in general, it might be at an earlier stage of life for some women which is called premature menopause, indicating the climacterium. Aim: The main aim of this srudy is to compare two groups of women with premature menopause and normal menopause in terms of stress reactions, ways of coping, marital adjustment, and sex roles. Method: Data were collected from a total of 224 women, 82 of which had premature menopause (under age 40), and 142 had normal menopause (above age 40). The participants were given Demographic Information Form, Stress Reactions Scale, Ways of Coping Inventory, Marital Adjustment Scale, and Bem Sex Roles Inventory to obtain data. Results: The t-test analysis has revealed that the premature menopause group had higher scores in stress reactions, lower scores in self confident and optimistic ways of coping with stres, and lower scores in marital adjustment, compared to the normal menopause group. The predictive variables for both groups were found to be degree of agreement in marriage, helpless style, and searching for social support by regression analysis. The masculine sex role was the predictor of only the premature menopause group. Discussion: The results were discussed within the framework of the related literature, and the implications were presented for the mental health practices.


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