Abstract
A sample of 249 premenopausal, perimenopausal and postmenopausal women was studied in order to explore the relationships of menopausal stage, current life change and attitude toward women's roles to perceived health status. The dependent variable was operationally defined as the sum of scores on the Health Perceptions Questionnaire, the Bradburn Affect Balance Scale and the Life Satisfaction Index. Hypotheses included that menopausal stage would be positively related to perceived health status, which was not supported; that current life change would be inversely related to perceived health status, which was supported (p < .05); and that non-traditional attitude toward women's roles is positively related to perceived health status, which was not supported.
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Alpha Nu
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Cross-Sectional
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Women's Attitudes, Middle-aged Women's Health, Life Stages
Advisor
Joanne K. Griffin
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
New York University
Degree Year
1984
Recommended Citation
Sharts-Hopko, Nancy C., "Menopausal stage, current life change, attitude toward women's roles, and perceived health status in middle-aged women" (2019). Dissertations. 599.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/599
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Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-05-06
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 8412333; ProQuest document ID: 303308716. The author still retains copyright.