Phenomenological Study on Aging of Women in 40's and 50's: Applying the Parse's Theory

Hong, Ju Eun; Do, Keong Jin; Ha, Ru Mee; Jeon, Seok Bun; Hur, Sung Soun; Yoo, Eun Kwang

doi:10.4069/kjwhn.2014.20.1.48

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“…Women in middle age (approximately 40e64 years old) may face emotional crises, feeling psychologically low or worthless as menopause lowers estrogen levels [1]. However, it is also the period when they mature by looking back on their lives.…”

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Development and Validation of the Happiness Scale for Middle-Aged Women Based on Existence, Relation, and Growth Theory

Shin

Kim

2021

Asian Nursing Research

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This study aimed at developing a happiness assessment scale for middle-aged women (HAS-MW) in Korea. Methods: Preliminary items for the scale were drafted from the results of literature review and personal interviews and open-ended questions with women in the community. The interviews were based on the theory of existence, relatedness, and growth. After validating a preliminary scale, we analyzed the validity and reliability of the new scale items, and model fit. We surveyed 600 women aged 40 years to 64 years for exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Valid data were divided into 352 for EFA and 174 for CFA by multiplies of number 1 to 3. Results: Using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, we extracted four primary factorsdselfvalue, positive thinking, self-care, and family relationshipdand with a total of 24 items for HAS-MW. The fit of the final model was evaluated as good showing c 2 /df ¼ 2.10, goodness of fit index ¼ .80, comparative fit index ¼ .85, root mean square error of approximation ¼ .08, standardized root mean residual ¼ .05. The HAS-MW had a significant positive correlation with the Oxford Happiness scale and showed a significant negative correlation with the Hwa-Byeong Scale. Cronbach's a for the new scale was .91, and the Spearman-Brown half coefficient was .93. The new scale used a five-point Likert scale with higher scores indicating greater happiness. Conclusion:The HAS-MW is a reliable and valid one. It can be used to measure the level of happiness for middle-aged women. In addition, it might be applied to find low women and to evaluate the effect of intervention program related to happiness in woman of middle age.

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Development and Validation of the Happiness Scale for Middle-Aged Women Based on Existence, Relation, and Growth Theory

Shin

Kim

2021

Asian Nursing Research

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Visualized Pattern-Based Hypothesis Testing on Exhaustion, Resilience, Sleep Quality, and Sleep Hygiene in Middle-Aged Women Transitioning Into Menopause or Postmenopause

Jeon,

Lee

2024

CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing

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Exploratory data analysis involves observing data in graphical formats before making any assumptions. If interesting relationships or patterns among variables are identified, hypotheses are developed for further testing. This study aimed to identify significant differences in the levels of exhaustion, resilience, sleep quality, and sleep hygiene according to the personal characteristics of middle-aged women transitioning into menopause or postmenopause through exploratory data analysis. A total of 200 women aged 44 to 55 years were recruited online in August 2023. Data were collected using valid instruments and analyzed through data visualization, pattern identification in the visualized data, and hypothesis establishment based on the visualized patterns. Hypotheses were tested through the independent-samples t test, analysis of variance, and the Kruskal-Wallis test. A total of 11 patterns and corresponding hypotheses were identified. According to the statistically supported pattern-based hypotheses, middle-aged women who were in their perimenopausal period perceived themselves as unhealthy, had professional occupations, and had the highest level of exhaustion and the lowest levels of resilience, sleep quality, and sleep hygiene. This study demonstrated that data visualization is an efficient way to explore relationships or patterns between data. Data visualization should be considered an informatics solution that can provide insight in the field of healthcare.

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Experiences in Self-leading Leisure Activities of Middle-aged Office Workers

Kim¹

2016

Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education

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This study was to describe the process on experiences of self-leading leisure activities and develop a substantive theory that explains lifestyle in middle-aged office workers. The participants were 12 persons who had participated in self-leading leisure activities. Data were collected with in-depth interviews and analyzed by grounded theory in Strauss and Corbin. Through analyzing process, 28 concepts, 14 subcategories, and seven categories were deduced. The periods of process were divided four stages, plateau, the phage of recognition in social duties, the phage of strengthen in competency, and the phage of reconstruct in successful lifestyle. The core category, 'disclosing of self-esteem' incorporated the relationship between and among all categories and explained the process. The findings indicate that self-leading leisure activities helped to their own health and developed their social activities. Therefore, we would consider in developing health promotion program about favoring leisure activities factors for the middle age office worker.

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Phenomenological Study on Aging of Women in 40's and 50's: Applying the Parse's Theory

Cited by 3 publications

References 13 publications

Development and Validation of the Happiness Scale for Middle-Aged Women Based on Existence, Relation, and Growth Theory

Development and Validation of the Happiness Scale for Middle-Aged Women Based on Existence, Relation, and Growth Theory

Visualized Pattern-Based Hypothesis Testing on Exhaustion, Resilience, Sleep Quality, and Sleep Hygiene in Middle-Aged Women Transitioning Into Menopause or Postmenopause

Experiences in Self-leading Leisure Activities of Middle-aged Office Workers

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