ObjectivesCurrent study was conducted between September 2014 and January 2015 in Gaziantep proviency Şehitkamil town Şirinevler district. Purpose of the study is to measure changes experienced, point of view on menopause, and life style of women who are older than 40, living in said district, and within post-menopause and how these factors effected their feelings of guilt and shame.MethodsOut of universe consisting of 800 women, 500 participants have joined the study. Data collected by personal information form, Guilt-Shame scales, and World Health Organization quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) scales. SPSS 18 was used to conduct statistical analysis.ResultsAnalysis indicated that 78.6% of the participants was not literate, 37.8% of the participants were was subjected to domestic violence. Fifty-five percent of the participants were found to see menopause as a predicament, 45.4% as a disease, and 56% as infertility. Results of scales are as follows; guilt factor 48.95 ± 0.37, shame factor 44.89 ± 0.27, body 10.64 ± 0.42, mental 10.96 ± 0.39, social 11.12 ± 0.49, environment 10.84 ± 0.37.ConclusionsNo significant correlation found between Guilt: body, mental, social, and environmental area (P < 0.05). It was found that there is a significant correlation between the thought that menopause is not a bad thing and the perceived guilt (P < 0.001). Results of analyses indicate that information about menopause significantly correlates between perceived guilt (P < 0.05). Current study found that as perceived shame and guild increases, the life quality of the sample decreases and the average life quality of the sample is below average.

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The aim of this research is to determine the attitudes of women and men towards violence against women. This cross-sectional study was carried out on May-September 2021 with the participation of 454 people aged between 19-60 who could read and write, use a smart phone, had no visual impairment and agreed to participate in the study. The data were collected using the Descriptive Characteristics Information Form prepared by the researchers and the Attitude Scale towards Violence Against Women prepared by Gömbül (1998). The data obtained in the research were analyzed in the SPSS 25.0 statistical package program. It was determined that 37.4% of the participants were between the ages of 18-25, 78% were women, 51.8% were undergraduates, 53.1% were single, and 58.6% were working. In the study, the total score average of the scale was found to be significantly higher for those who consider arranged marriage more appropriate, those who think that one can commit violence unintentionally out of anger, and those who see violence as partly a means of discipline and acceptance (p<0.05). The participants' attitudes towards violence against women were below the average. However, it is observed that there is a traditionalist point of view in the results of the study.