Emotional Self-disclosure in Perimenopausal and Menopausal Women: A Comparative Study

Abstract

During menopausal transition, along with physiological changes, females also tend to go through a number of psychological changes both on a cognitive and an emotional level. The aim of the study was to differentiate between the perimenopausal and menopausal women in terms of how much they open up about their emotions, during the stages. To find out the differences between the two, we selected a total group of 100 individuals (women) on the criteria of age and then they were divided into two groups, perimenopausal and menopausal respectively and the Emotional Self-Disclosure scale was used for the same. Pregnant women and those who underwent hormonal therapy were excluded from the study. The results indicated that there were no significant differences between the two groups and more or less both of them were similar in terms of emotional self-disclosure. Therefore, it was concluded that both the groups are more or less similar in terms of disclosing their emotions and it is not affected by any menopausal transition stage.