Perceptions of self and intimacy in post-menopausal women

Pages: 239-244
Richa Mohta and Susmita Halder ( Department of Clinical Psychology, Amity University, Kolkata, West Bengal)

i22Indian Journal of Health and Well-being 2020, 11(4-6), 01-01http://www.iahrw.com/index.php/home/journal_detail/19#list© 2020 Indian Association of Health, Research and WelfareISSN-p-2229-5356,e-2321-3698NAAS Ratings 4.13Keywords: asdWe have no known conflict of interest to discloseCorrespondence concerning this article should be addressed toE-mail: InMTikaram Keywords: To study y Indian Journal of Health and Well-being 2020, 11(4-6), 01-01http://www.iahrw.com/index.php/home/journal_detail/19#list© 2020 Indian Association of Health, Research and WelfareISSN-p-2229-5356,e-2321-3698NAAS Ratings 4.13SpgptaDyWe have no known conflict of interest to discloseCorrespondence concerning this article should be addressed toE-mail: ● ○■ ● Sr. Mean of Male Mean of Female SD of Male SD of Female Obtained t and significance1. 14.40 16.93 1.71 3.03 .600.05 levels- 2.00, 0.01 levels-2.66Table 1: Sr. Variables Individualistic Forgivers Individualistic Forgivers Individualistic Forgivers (Hindus) (N=30) (Muslims) (N=30) (Christians) (N=28)Mean SDs Mean SDs Mean SDs1 Decisional Forgiveness 49.66 13.234 56.90 11.991 42.98 6.4862 Emotional Forgiveness 50.13 9.098 54.03 9.384 45.58 10.061Table 1: Dimensions of study habits Family income Mass media exposure Participation in sportsConcentration .10 .16* .18*Comprehension .10 .17* .10Planning .11 .09 .08Use of e-resources .14* .26** .12Interaction .13 .20** .17*Study sets .10 .13 .06Drilling .06 .25** .11Overall study habits .10 .27** .16*Note: **Significant at 1% level of significanceTable 2: Correlations between income, mass media exposure, participation in sports and study habits of high school students (n=240)Note: ** = p < .05; N = 204 for all analysesMenopause involves the permanent cessation of menstruation resulting from the loss of ovarian follicular activity. Post-menopause is defined as the period dating from the final menstrual period (FMP). Certain symptoms that are often part of post-menopause, and are collectively called 'Post-Menopausal Syndrome' include vasomotor symptoms, urogenital atrophy, osteoporosis, depression, sexual dysfunction, cognitive and sleep disturbances. The age at which menopause will take place, is influenced by genetic and environmental factors and also differs across cultures. Thus, although, this is a biological process, these changes do not occur in isolation rather is surrounded by psychological, social and cultural variables. All of which have significant impact on women's life; including their perceptions, experiences, coping and overall health. Taking this into account, the present study aims to explore the perceptions regarding self and experience of intimacy in post-menopausal women. The study compares women in the age group of 45-55 years, who are in the post-menopausal stage and women aged between 30 - 40 years who are in the menstruation stage. Findings suggests significant difference between the two groups.