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Navigating Menopause : To what extent do Menopausal Attitudes, Exercise Frequency, and Symptom Severity associate with Mental Well-Being during Menopause?
Pawellek, L.S. (2024) Navigating Menopause : To what extent do Menopausal Attitudes, Exercise Frequency, and Symptom Severity associate with Mental Well-Being during Menopause?
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| Abstract: | The menopausal transition affects millions of women worldwide, highlighting the importance of understanding factors influencing menopausal well-being. This cross-sectional study examined the impact of menopausal attitudes, menopausal symptom severity, and exercise frequency, on the mental well-being of menopausal women, and the interaction between these variables. The sample of 114 participants aged 40 to 60 (MAge = 51.89, SDAge = 5.61) consisted mainly of Dutch (61.40%), highly educated (73.68% holding a bachelor’s degree or higher) and working (78.95%) women. Pearson correlations and multiple variable linear regressions revealed no significant relationships between menopausal attitudes and mental well-being, nor between exercise frequency and symptom severity, and no significant interaction among these variables. A significant, moderately strong negative correlation was found between symptom severity and mental well-being (r(112) = -.35, p < .01), indicating that as symptom severity increases, mental well-being decreases. Additionally, a low main effect was observed (b = -.49, 95% CI [-0.39, 0.53], p < .05), further supporting the relationship. These findings highlight the need for targeted symptom management strategies for menopausal women. Future research should include additional variables and utilise longitudinal, culturally sensitive, and mixed methods designs to gain a greater understanding of mental well-being during menopause. This could pave the way towards more effective interventions and policies to improve the mental well-being of menopausal women. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/100662 |
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