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How Perimenopause Shaped Perspectives on Life during the Pandemic: A Study on India's Working and Non-Working Women

Anuradha Sathiyaseelan*, Bishal Patangia**, Soumonetra Chaudhury***, Ashwini M****

*-**** Department of Psychology, School of Social Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Periodicity:August - October'2022
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.12.3.19144

Abstract

The menopausal transition is a challenging phase in a woman's life and has been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to examine the association between meaning in life, quality of life, and satisfaction with life among perimenopausal women during the pandemic, as well as to determine if there was a difference in attitudes towards life between working and non-working perimenopausal women. The study sample consisted of 114 perimenopausal women, with 64 being employed and 50 being non-employed. A quantitative cross-sectional design was employed, and the results showed that satisfaction with life was positively correlated with both meaning in life and quality of life. Working perimenopausal women had a higher level of satisfaction with life (mean score of 63.24) as compared to non-working perimenopausal women (mean score of 50.14), but there was no significant difference in quality of life or meaning in life between the two groups. The study highlights the impact of various social and personal factors on how women perceive their lives during the pandemic and underscores the need for increased support and resources for perimenopausal women in the workplace. Additionally, promoting menopause awareness in general and in the workplace could help to reduce social barriers and improve women's perspectives on life, leading to an improvement in their overall quality of life and satisfaction with life. This study insisted on the need for giving importance to this stage in women's life-rather passing it just like that. Policy makers in the HR field should make a note to the finding and incorporate necessary amendment in terms of the female workforce.

Keywords

Occupational Status, Perimenopause, State of Wellbeing, Pandemic.

How to Cite this Article?

Sathiyaseelan, A., Patangia, B., Chaudhury, S., and Ashwini, M. (2022). How Perimenopause Shaped Perspectives on Life during the Pandemic: A Study on India's Working and Non-Working Women. i-manager’s Journal on Nursing, 12(3), 16-27. https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.12.3.19144

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