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Mediation Effect of Menopausal Symptoms between Occupational Stress and Quality of Life among Middle-aged Working Women

중년기 직장여성의 직무스트레스와 삶의 질의 관계에 대한 갱년기 증상의 매개효과

  • Cho, OK-Hee (Department of Nursing, Kongju National University) ;
  • Lim, Jong-Mi (Department of Nursing, Shinsung University)
  • Received : 2021.10.23
  • Accepted : 2021.12.13
  • Published : 2021.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to explore the mediating effect of menopausal symptoms in the relationship between occupational stress and quality of Life in middle-aged working women Method: Data collection was conducted from May 2019 to July 2019. A sample of 130 middle-aged working women was recruited from three cities in Korea. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tset, ANOVA, Scheffé test, pearson correlation, and a three step regression analysis. The mediating effect was analyzed using PROCESS macro with a 95.0% bias corrected bootstrap confidence interval (5,000 bootstraps resampling). Results: Quality of life had a negative correlation with occupational stress and menopausal symptoms, while there was a positive correlation between occupational stress and menopausal symptoms. Menopausal symptoms showed a direct effect on quality of life through occupational stress as a mediating variable. Conclusion: These results suggest that menopausal symptoms should be considered when developing interventions to improve quality of life through occupational stress control of middle-aged working women

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