Author: Abeer Fatima
Supervisor: Aasma Yousaf
Degree: MS
Year: 2015-2017
University: Centre for Clinical Psychology, Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract
The present study aimed to find out the relationship between
Sexual Functioning, Marital Adjustment and Psychological
Distress in Women with Menopause. It was hypothesized.
(1)There is likely to be a positive relationship in sexual
functioning and marital adjustment in women with natural
menopause and surgical menopause. (2) There is likely to be a
negative relationship in sexual functioning and psychological
distress in women with natural menopause and surgical
menopause. (3) Marital adjustment is likely to mediate between
sexual functioning and psychological distress in women with
natural menopause and surgical menopause. (4) Women with
natural menopause will likely to have better sexual functioning
than the women with surgical menopause. 5) Women with natural
menopause will likely to have high martial adjustment and low
psychological distress than the women with surgical menopause.
This was a Correlational study with Between Group Research
designs. Through Purposive Sampling technique, a sample of 106
participants (women with surgical menopause, n= 54, M=50.0,
SD=2.48 and with natural menopause n=54, M=51.4, SD=2.59)
were recruited from the gynecological wards of 4 different
hospitals in Lahore. The measures that were used in the present
study were Mental Health Screening Questionnaire, Female Sexual Functioning Index Scale ([FSFI], Rosen et al., 2000), Dyadic Adjustment Scale ([DAS], Spanier., 1976) Depression,
Anxiety and Stress Scale ([DASS 21], Lovibond & Lovibond,
1995). Result indicated a positive relationship between sexual
functioning and marital adjustment; the results also indicated a
negative relationship in sexual functioning and psychological
distress in women with surgical and natural menopause.
Moreover, marital adjustment mediated the relationship between
sexual functioning and psychological distress in women with
surgical and natural menopause. A significant difference was
observed in sexual functioning, marital adjustment and
psychological distress among women with surgical and natural
menopause. The mean difference indicated that women with
natural menopause had better sexual functioning, marital
adjustment than the women with surgical menopause.
Furthermore, these women were low on psychological distress as
compared to women with surgical menopause.
Keywords: Sexual Functioning, Marital Adjustment, Psychological Distress, Menopause.
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