중년여성의 갱년기 증상, 자아개념 및 우울간의 관계 = Self-reported Climacteric Symptoms, Self concept and Depression in Middle-Aged Women

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Purpose: This study was designed to identify the relationship between self reported climacteric symptoms, self concept and depression in middle aged women.
Method: Data were collected through self-reported questionaires which were constructed to include a climacteric symptoms, self-concept and depression of middle-aged women scale. The subjects for this study were 102 women between 40-59 years of age living in P city. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson Correlation Coefficient.
Results: The results obtained from this study were as follows :
1) The relationship between self reported climacteric symptoms and self concept was statistically significant with a negative correlation (r=-0.4862, P0.001). The relationship between self reported climacteric symptoms and depression had a statistically significant positive correlation (r=0.5393, p＜0.001). The Relationship between self-concept and depression had a statistically significant negative correlation (r=-0.3769, p＜0.001).
2) General characteristic variables significantly related to self reported climacteric symptoms were age (F=3.13, p＜0.05) and frequency of pregnancy (F=3.24, p＜0.05). General characteristic variables significantly related to frequency of self-concept were age (F=3.13, P＜0.05), education level (F=2.97, p＜0.05) and occupation (t=1.84, p＜0.05). General characteristic variables significantly related to depression were age (F=3.12, p＜0.05). and number of children (t=3.59, p＜0.05).
3) The obsterical characteristic variable significantly related to self-reported climacteric symptoms was the frequency of pregnancy (t=3.24, p＜0.05).
Conclusion: This study shows possible implications for nursing intervention for middle-aged women's health to prevent and relieve climacteric symptoms.