The Influences of Climacteric Symptoms and Depression on the Skin Care and Body Shape Management Behaviors of Climacteric Women

Abstract

The aim of this study is to provide a basis for effective management protocols to improve the quality of life of climacteric women by identifying the controlling effects of menopausal status and economic activities in relation to the climacteric symptoms, depression, skin care and body shape management behaviors of climacteric women. The multiple regression analysis conducted to test the controlling effects of menopausal status on the effects of climacteric symptoms and depression on skin care behaviors indicated that the controlling effect of menopausal status was not significant with regard to the effects of climacteric symptoms and depression on skin care behaviors. The multiple regression analysis conducted to test the controlling effects of menopausal status on the effects of climacteric symptoms and depression on the body shape management behaviors suggested that the controlling effects of menopausal status significantly influenced the effects of climacteric symptoms and depression on body shape management behaviors of the respondents. The multiple regression analysis conducted to test the controlling effects of economic activity status on the influences of climacteric symptoms and depression levels on skin care behaviors revealed that the controlling effect of economic activity status was significant with regard to the effects of physical and mental climacteric symptoms and depression levels on skin care behaviors. The multiple regression analysis conducted to test the controlling effects of the influences of economic activity status on the climacteric symptoms and depression levels on body shape management behaviors maintained that the controlling effects of economic activity status were meaningful with regard to the effects of mental climacteric symptoms and depression levels on body shape management behaviors.