The effect of social support and Ego-Resiliency of middle age women on menopausal symptoms and stress Kim Soon-Yeon1, Park Sung-Joo2,* 1Student Department of Psychotherapy & Counseling. Gimcheon University, Korea 2Professor, Department of Psychotherapy & Counseling. Gimcheon University, Korea *Corresponding Author: Sung-Joo Park Professor, Department of Psychotherapy & Counseling, Gimcheon University, Korea Email: loadpsj@gimcheon.ac.kr
Online published on 16 October, 2018. Abstract Background/Objectives The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of social support and ego-resilience on perceived menopausal symptom and stress in middle-aged women.. Method/Statistical Analysis This research has targeted 256 middle age women living in Daegu, Gyeongbuk, and has conducted frequency analysis, difference analysis, multiple regression analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis through self-reporting questionnaire.. Findings The main result gain from this research is the follow. The sample with age of 40’s are 149(58.2%), 50’s are 107 (41.8%), which in total is 256, and high school graduation as education back ground, with no job has been reported that about menopause, is in order of the status before menopause. The common characteristics and menopausal symptom difference analysis shows that there is difference of feeling according to age, education background, and menopause transition. Also, the common characteristics of target sample and stress difference analysis shows that there is difference according to monthly income. Moreover, about the effect of social support and Ego-resiliency on menopausal symptom, it shows Egoresiliency affects menopausal symptom, and social support affects stress more. The low-rank variable which social support and Ego-resiliency has relative influence on menopausal symptom is vitality, and the relative influence variable which relieves stress is family support.. Improvements/Applications As shown in the above results, stress is a preventive and healing function of family support, and menopausal symptoms can be overcome and frustrated according to individual ‘s ego-resilience. Middle-aged women want to be able to develop muscle in their own minds and to design and challenge for adversity and difficulties, to break up and to live a new life. Top Keywords Middle age Women, social support, Ego-resilience, Climacteric symptoms, stress. Top |