Rise and fall: two sides of a coin of middle aged women's perceptions of reproductive: a qualitative study

(2018) Rise and fall: two sides of a coin of middle aged women's perceptions of reproductive: a qualitative study. Archives of Womens Mental Health. pp. 421-428. ISSN 1434-1816

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Abstract

The present study was conducted to determine the perceptions of middle-aged women of reproductive changes. The present study was a qualitative research with a content analysis approach. The participants were 30 middle-aged women whose perceptions of reproductive changes had been collected on in-depth semi-structured interviews. The data were analyzed using the Graneheim and Lundman's inductive content analysis method. The main themes extracted from the data were a sense of "fall" and "the beginning of a new life cycle." A feeling of fall was formed from the subthemes "deterioration of youth," "the dusk of femininity," and "fade-out of the gender roles." The theme "beginning of a new life cycle" was formed from the subthemes of "acceptance," "sophistication," and "maturity." Middle-aged women had a wide range of emotions experienced from the reproductive changes ranging from a feeling of decline to that of excellence and rise.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: middle-aged women reproductive qualitative study menopausal symptoms of-life experiences community attitudes midlife esteem health
Divisions: Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery > Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery > Student Research Committee
Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center
Page Range: pp. 421-428
Journal or Publication Title: Archives of Womens Mental Health
Journal Index: ISI
Volume: 21
Number: 4
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-018-0815-4
ISSN: 1434-1816
Depositing User: Zahra Otroj
URI: http://eprints.mui.ac.ir/id/eprint/6879

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