Abstract: Menopause is a sign of a transition into the second half of adult life – a time of role changes, greater independence, and personal growth. How a woman views menopause may depend on the value she places on being young and attractive, her attitudes toward women’s roles, and her own circumstances.
Aim: To compare and determine the relationship between social support and psychological well-being among working and non-working post-menopausal woman.
Methods: The population included in this study was working and non-working Post-Menopausal Women. Purposive Sampling method was used. Tools used in this study was Duke-UNC Functional Social Support Questionnaire (FSSQ) developed by Broadhead et al., (1988) and Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWBI) was developed by Chassany, O., (2004). The data was subjected to statistical analysis – t-test and correlation.
Results: The findings of this study reveal that there is a statistically significant relationship between social support and psychological well-being among post-menopausal women. But there was no significant difference in the level of working and non-working post-menopausal women’s social support and psychological well-being.
Conclusion: The weaker correlation between social support and psychological well-being shows if social support is increases, we cannot deduce that it will also improves the psychological well-being of post-menopausal women. Hence, the major life style changes of working and non-working women, i.e., post-menopause could not affect the level of social support and psychological well-being of women.
Keywords: Post-Menopause, Social Support, Psychological Well-Being.
Title: A Study on Social Support and Psychological Well-Being among Post-Menopausal Working and Non-Working Women
Author: Pon Shylaja. S
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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