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

Onder M., DURAK BATIGÜN A.

DUSUNEN ADAM-JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, cilt.29, sa.2, ss.129-138, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5350/dajpn2016290204
  • Dergi Adı: DUSUNEN ADAM-JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.129-138
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Marital adjustment, menopause, premature menopause, sex roles, stress, ASSOCIATION, SYMPTOMS, WOMEN
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Middle age period brings about particular difficulties for some women, 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. The main aim of this study 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.