Effect of menopausal symptoms severity and self-compassion on psychological well-being among post-menopausal women

Pages: 889-892
Spriha Sharma and Sunita Gupta (Department of Psychology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab)

The present study examined how menopausal symptoms severity and self-compassion shape well-being among middle-aged employed women. Menopausal symptoms are related negatively to well-being but self-compassion is expected to wane the effect of the symptoms and positively shape the well-being. A sample of 60 employed females in between the age range of 50-60 years and in their post-menopausal stage were selected using purposive sampling technique for the study. The tools used for the study included Menopause Symptom Severity Inventory given by Pimenta, Leal, Maroco, and Ramos (2012); Self-compassion scale by Neff (2003); and Psychological Well-being Scale by Ryff (1995). A 2*2 factorial design was applied and the results revealed that the menopausal symptoms had a significant impact on psychological well-being and some of its domains whereas the effect of self-compassion and interaction of both the independent variables was non-significant on well-being or any of its domain.