Effectiveness of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Program Utilizing Literature for Mental Health of Menopausal Women

Abstract

Background: This study aims to investigate the effects of the REBT (Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy) program using literatures on the self-esteem, ego-resilience, perceived stress, body image, depression, state anger, anger expression, and aging anxiety on the mental health of menopausal women. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study of non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. Prior to the study, four menopausal women were selected for a pilot study, and the four-session program was practiced. Based on the results, the REBT program utilizing literature for the mental health of menopausal women was conducted in the public cultural center in C city, Chungnam, semiweekly, during 90∼120 minutes per session, over 10 sessions for five weeks, from February to April 2018. The subjects were 48 menopausal women aged 45∼60 years. Of these, 24 subjects in the experimental group, and 24 subjects in the control group were intentionally sampled. The collected data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, χ 2 -test, independent t-test, and paired t-test using SPSS 21.0. Results: There were statistically significant differences in self-esteem, ego-resilience, body image, depression, state anger, anger expression, and aging anxiety between the two groups. Conclusions: The results confirmed that the REBT program utilizing literature for mental health of menopausal women improved the self-esteem and ego-resilience of women and was effective in reducing perceived stress, negative body image, depression, state anger, anger expression, and aging anxiety.

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“…선행연구에 따르면 감정 스트레스는 주관적 행복감과 관련 이 있는 요인으로 보고되고 있는데, 특히 우울(depression), 분 노(anger), 지각된 스트레스(perceived stress) 등을 포함하는 감정 스트레스(emotional stress)가 주요 영향요인으로 보고 되었다 [6][7][8][9]. 그중 우울과 분노는 폐경기 중년기 여성에게 흔히 나타나는 주요 정신건강문제로 여겨지며 [8,10], 신체적 노화현 상, 가정과 사회적 역할변화 등으로 스트레스에 대한 민감성이 증가되어 지각된 스트레스 수준이 높아지기도 한다 [5,11]. 이 처럼 폐경기 중년여성은 감정 스트레스 수준이 높은 것으로 보 고되고 있으므로, 감정 스트레스가 주관적 행복에 통합적으로 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 확인할 필요가 있다.…”