Abstract
Objective: Attitudes have a potential role to play in the experience of menopause. The objective of this study was to examine the degree to which attitudes toward menopause and aging vary across ethnic groups and menopausal status (ie, premenopausal through postmenopausal). Methods: More than 16,000 women were interviewed by telephone as part of the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. They represented five ethnic/racial groups (African American, white, Chinese American, Japanese American, and Hispanic) from seven geographical sites (Boston, MA; Pittsburgh, PA; Chicago, IL; Michigan; New Jersey; and northern and southern California. Results: African American women were significantly more positive in attitude. The least positive groups were the less acculturated Chinese American and Japanese American women. Menopausal status was not a consistent predictor of attitude across ethnic groups. Conclusions: In general, women's attitudes toward menopause range from neutral to positive. Ethnic groups within the United States vary slightly, but reliably, in their attitudes toward menopause and aging. Factors other than those directly associated with menopausal status seem to play a role in attitude.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 868-875 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Psychosomatic Medicine |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - Nov 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Aging
- Attitudes
- Ethnicity
- Menopause
- Women
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Applied Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
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Attitudes toward menopause and aging across ethnic/racial groups. / Sommer, Barbara; Avis, Nancy; Meyer, Peter; Ory, Marcia; Madden, Tom; Kagawa-Singer, Marjorie; Mouton, Charles; O'Neill Rasor, Niki; Adler, Shelley.
In: Psychosomatic Medicine, Vol. 61, No. 6, 11.1999, p. 868-875.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Attitudes toward menopause and aging across ethnic/racial groups
AU - Sommer, Barbara
AU - Avis, Nancy
AU - Meyer, Peter
AU - Ory, Marcia
AU - Madden, Tom
AU - Kagawa-Singer, Marjorie
AU - Mouton, Charles
AU - O'Neill Rasor, Niki
AU - Adler, Shelley
PY - 1999/11
Y1 - 1999/11
N2 - Objective: Attitudes have a potential role to play in the experience of menopause. The objective of this study was to examine the degree to which attitudes toward menopause and aging vary across ethnic groups and menopausal status (ie, premenopausal through postmenopausal). Methods: More than 16,000 women were interviewed by telephone as part of the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. They represented five ethnic/racial groups (African American, white, Chinese American, Japanese American, and Hispanic) from seven geographical sites (Boston, MA; Pittsburgh, PA; Chicago, IL; Michigan; New Jersey; and northern and southern California. Results: African American women were significantly more positive in attitude. The least positive groups were the less acculturated Chinese American and Japanese American women. Menopausal status was not a consistent predictor of attitude across ethnic groups. Conclusions: In general, women's attitudes toward menopause range from neutral to positive. Ethnic groups within the United States vary slightly, but reliably, in their attitudes toward menopause and aging. Factors other than those directly associated with menopausal status seem to play a role in attitude.
AB - Objective: Attitudes have a potential role to play in the experience of menopause. The objective of this study was to examine the degree to which attitudes toward menopause and aging vary across ethnic groups and menopausal status (ie, premenopausal through postmenopausal). Methods: More than 16,000 women were interviewed by telephone as part of the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. They represented five ethnic/racial groups (African American, white, Chinese American, Japanese American, and Hispanic) from seven geographical sites (Boston, MA; Pittsburgh, PA; Chicago, IL; Michigan; New Jersey; and northern and southern California. Results: African American women were significantly more positive in attitude. The least positive groups were the less acculturated Chinese American and Japanese American women. Menopausal status was not a consistent predictor of attitude across ethnic groups. Conclusions: In general, women's attitudes toward menopause range from neutral to positive. Ethnic groups within the United States vary slightly, but reliably, in their attitudes toward menopause and aging. Factors other than those directly associated with menopausal status seem to play a role in attitude.
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