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Experiences of the menopause: A comparison between Portugal and the United Kingdom

dc.contributor.authorFigueiras, Maria João
dc.contributor.authorMarteau, Theresa M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-12T16:09:07Z
dc.date.available2019-03-12T16:09:07Z
dc.date.issued1995
dc.description.abstractThe aims of the present study were to compare experiences of the menopause in Portuguese and British women. Two groups of Portuguese and British women (n= 100 and n=42, respectively), completed and returned a questionnaire which assessed the appraisal of symptoms and beliefs about the menopause. Portuguese and British women differed significantly in symptom reporting and perceptions of the menopause. British women were more likely to associate the menopause with loss of perceived femaleness, while Portuguese women were more likely to associate the menopause with physical and psychological changes. This study raises questions about social representations of the menopause, in relation to the status and role of women in different European societies.pt_PT
dc.description.abstractEste estudo teve como objectivo comparar experiCncias da menopausa em mulheres Portuguesas e Britinicas (n= 100 e n=42, respectivamente). As participantes neste estudo completaram um questionirio que avaliou sintomas e crenqas em relaqzo ?I menopausa. Encontraram-se diferenqas significativas entre OS dois grupos de mulheres na avaliaq8o de sintomas e na percepqlo da menopausa. As mulheres BritPnicas tendem a associar a menopausa com perda de feminilidade, enquanto que as Portuguesas associam a menopausa com alteraq6es fisicas e psicol6gicas. Este estudo levanta quest6es acerca da representaqfio social da menopausa, em relaqlo com o estudo e o papel da mulher de meia idade em diferentes sociedades Europeias.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationAnálise Psicológica, 13(4), 163-171pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0870-8231
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/6951
dc.language.isoporpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherInstituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicadapt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.titleExperiences of the menopause: A comparison between Portugal and the United Kingdompt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceLisboapt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage171pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue13pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage163pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleAnálise Psicológicapt_PT
oaire.citation.volume1-2pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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