Abstract
Background: Menopausal women experience various physical changes leading to psychological problems, such as anxiety, and may cause negative emotions. Regulating positive emotions in menopausal women may increase the happiness level in this population. Objective: This study aims to analyze the effect of positive emotional regulation towards the happiness level in menopausal women Methods: This analytic observational study utilized cross sectional design. The population was all female elders living in community under the supervision of Kenjeran Public Health Center, and the sampel was menopausal women. The independent variable was positive emotional regulation, while the dependent variable was the happiness level. Valid and reliable questionnaires were used in data collection. Linear regression test was used in data analysis. Results: All respondents (100%) had good positive emotions, and most respondents (59.5%) had a high level of happiness. Linear regression test showed that positive emotional regulation affected the happiness level significantly in menopausal women (p<0.05). Conclusions: Positive emotions affect the happiness level ini menopausal women.
Highlights
During menopause, women will experience several impacts, including what often occurs in our society, namely anxiety, fear, irritability, insecurity, decreased memory, difficulty in concentrating, nervousness, feeling useless, stress, and even depression (Rostiana and Kurniati, 2009)
This study aims to analyze the effect of positive emotional regulation towards the happiness level in menopausal women Methods: This analytic observational study utilized cross sectional design
Linear regression test showed that positive emotional regulation affected the happiness level significantly in menopausal women (p
Summary
Women will experience several impacts, including what often occurs in our society, namely anxiety, fear, irritability, insecurity, decreased memory, difficulty in concentrating, nervousness, feeling useless, stress, and even depression (Rostiana and Kurniati, 2009). Women who have gone through menopause will undergo and spend about one third of their life with an estrogen deficiency that can cause various health problems (Bener and Falah, 2014). Menopausal women experience various physical changes leading to psychological problems, such as anxiety, and may cause negative emotions. Regulating positive emotions in menopausal women may increase the happiness level in this population. Objective: This study aims to analyze the effect of positive emotional regulation towards the happiness level in menopausal women Methods: This analytic observational study utilized cross sectional design. Linear regression test showed that positive emotional regulation affected the happiness level significantly in menopausal women (p
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