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Does the Emotional Support of Children, Husbands, and Friends Help Against Menopause-Associated Depressive Symptoms or Anxiety Symptoms?
Schleicher, Jannik Lennart (2024) Does the Emotional Support of Children, Husbands, and Friends Help Against Menopause-Associated Depressive Symptoms or Anxiety Symptoms?
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| Abstract: | This study investigates the relationship between menopausal transition stages and their effects on women’s mental health by comparing the severity of depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms of women in premenopause to women in perimenopause, menopause, or postmenopause. Additionally, it tests whether emotional support by different support networks, such of husbands, friends, or children, can moderate this association. A sample of 750 participants was utilized, based on the MIDUS II dataset from the U.S.A. Variables included menopausal status, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and emotional support from husbands, friends, and children. To test the hypotheses, two linear regression analyses were conducted in a cross-sectional design, with menopausal status as the independent variable and depressive and anxiety symptoms as dependent variables, while testing for significant interaction terms of emotional support by different social support networks (α = 0.05). The results demonstrated that being in menopausal transition stages is positively associated with depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms. Additionally, emotional support from children showed a significant negative moderation effect on the relationship between menopausal transition stages and anxiety symptoms. No additional moderation effects were detected for the emotional support by children, husbands, or friends. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology MSc (66604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/102202 |
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