Chair of Obstetrics Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Department of Social Psychoprevention, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Front Public Health. 2024 Aug 29;12:1426191. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1426191. eCollection 2024.
The study aimed to determine whether self-efficacy acts as a moderator between the severity of menopausal symptoms and life satisfaction. The research tools were: The Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) The Menopause - Specific Quality of Life (MENQOL), and a standardized questionnaire comprising questions on the participants' characteristics. 516 women using health care services who had menopausal symptoms took part in the study. Self-efficacy (GSES) ( = -0.176; < 0.001) and life satisfaction (SWLS) ( = -0.106; = 0.016) were negatively correlated with the severity of menopausal symptoms (MENQOL). The self-efficacy correlated positively with satisfaction with life ( = 0.278; < 0.001). A low level of self-efficacy was associated with a significant and negative relationship between the severity of menopausal symptoms and satisfaction with life ( = 0.005), while at a high and moderate level of self-efficacy, the severity of menopausal symptoms was not associated with life satisfaction ( > 0.05). Self-efficacy moderates the relationship between the severity of menopausal symptoms and life satisfaction in menopausal women. The moderating function of self-efficacy is that, at its low level, an increase in the severity of menopausal symptoms reduces life satisfaction, while at medium and high levels, an increase in the severity of menopausal symptoms does not reduce life satisfaction.
本研究旨在确定自我效能感是否在绝经症状严重程度和生活满意度之间起调节作用。研究工具包括：一般自我效能感量表（GSES）、生活满意度量表（SWLS）、绝经症状特异性生活质量量表（MENQOL）以及一个包含参与者特征问题的标准化问卷。 516 名患有绝经症状并使用医疗保健服务的女性参与了这项研究。自我效能感（GSES）（ = -0.176； < 0.001）和生活满意度（SWLS）（ = -0.106； = 0.016）与绝经症状严重程度（MENQOL）呈负相关。自我效能感与生活满意度呈正相关（ = 0.278； < 0.001）。低水平的自我效能感与绝经症状严重程度和生活满意度之间存在显著的负相关关系（ = 0.005），而在高水平和中等水平的自我效能感下，绝经症状的严重程度与生活满意度无关（ > 0.05）。自我效能感调节了绝经妇女绝经症状严重程度和生活满意度之间的关系。自我效能感的调节功能在于，在低水平时，绝经症状严重程度的增加会降低生活满意度，而在中高水平时，绝经症状严重程度的增加不会降低生活满意度。
