Study of psychological well-being in working and non-working menopausal women

Pages: 484-487
Neha Parihar (Department of Psychology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh)
Ushakiran Agarwal (Department of Psychology, Govt. D.B.Girls P.G. College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh)

Menopause is the time in a woman’s life when her periods stop. The overall health and well- being of mid-aged women has become a major public health concern around the world. More than 80% of women experience physical or psychological symptoms in the year approaching menopause with various distress and distribution in their lives, leading to decrease in quality of life. The experience of menopause has an impact on women’s psychological well-being. The present study was designed to study the psychological well-being in working and non-working menopausal women. The sample of the present study included 60 pri (30 working & 30 non-working) and 60 post-menopausal women (30 working & 30 non-working) within the age range of 35-55 years. For assessment of psychological well-being, Ryff’s scale of psychological well-being (42-items version) was used. MANOVA technique was used for the data analysis. Results of this study demonstrated that post-menopausal women shows higher psychological well-being than peri-menopausal women. In other side working menopausal women having better psychological well-being than non-working women.