Salsali Mahvash, Rezaee Nasrin, Seyedfatemi Naimeh, Rahnavard Zahra
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Glob J Health Sci. 2014 Nov 30;7(3):267-73. doi: 10.5539/gjhs.v7n3p267.
The present study aimed at exploring and describing the perception of moral health from middle-aged women standpoints. Women's decisive role in family is undeniable. In the family which is built upon tradition, faith and ethics, this is women's principle which is represented in the moral health of the individual and the society, deals with the nature of the vice and virtue. This study attempted to identify the perception of Iranian middle-aged women about the concept of moral health.
The present study completed through a content analysis method. Twenty two middle-aged women were recruited through purposive sampling. Data were granted by face to face, semi-structured interview.
Our major categories are devotion, preserving moral values and moral challenges. Devotion category includes subcategories such as prioritizing the health of family members and trying to save marriage. Preserving moral values category includes subcategories such as respecting values and consolidating beliefs over time. Moral challenges category consists of individual and familial challenges subcategories.
Moral health is of high importance which affects various dimensions of individual, social and familial life. The findings of the present study presented new dimensions of middle-aged women's health regarding moral health which can finally have different consequences on familial and social moral health.
本研究旨在从中年女性的角度探索和描述对道德健康的认知。女性在家庭中的决定性作用是不可否认的。在基于传统、信仰和道德建立的家庭中，这是女性的原则，体现在个人和社会的道德健康中，涉及善恶的本质。本研究试图确定伊朗中年女性对道德健康概念的认知。
本研究通过内容分析法完成。通过目的抽样招募了22名中年女性。数据通过面对面的半结构化访谈获得。
我们的主要类别是奉献、维护道德价值观和道德挑战。奉献类别包括诸如将家庭成员的健康置于优先地位以及努力挽救婚姻等子类别。维护道德价值观类别包括诸如尊重价值观和随着时间巩固信仰等子类别。道德挑战类别由个人和家庭挑战子类别组成。
道德健康非常重要，它影响着个人、社会和家庭生活的各个方面。本研究的结果呈现了中年女性道德健康方面的新维度，最终可能对家庭和社会道德健康产生不同的影响。
