Role of stress during menopause

Pages: 1184-1187
Seema Vijayvargiya and Bhupinder Singh (Department of Psychology, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh)

Mid- life age of women is the turning point in her life, as it brings lots of changes. Between the challenges of adulthood and despair of old age, that is, in mid-life enters the compulsory change in women’s life, “the menopause”. Menopause is a period in the life of woman that needs special attention. It is a life passage that closes some doors for women but open other door. It involves physical, psychological, hormonal changes, and social changes also (Mathews, 1992). It is a kind of transitional period in the life of women. A large number of studies have reported that stress is common during menopause. In the present study purposive sampling was used to draw out the sample. Total 100 women of menopausal age group of 45 to 55yrs were selected for the study. Out of total respondents, 50 participants were working women and 50 participants were non-working women. Out of working and non-working respondent, 25 respondents were from nuclear and 25 from joint families respectively. This study aims to assess the level of stress during menopause and to create awareness in women of that stage and to sensitize the members of the society to extend the support to the females to overcome the stage of transition of menopause with positivity.