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KMID : 0928320110110020106
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Korean Journal of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2011 Volume.11 No. 2 p.106 ~ p.114
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Relationships among Attitudes toward Menstruation, Peri-menstrual Symptoms, and Coping in Adolescent Girls
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Sung Mi-Hae
Joo Kyung-Sook
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Abstract
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Background: This study aimed to identify the attitudes of adolescent girls towards menstruation, peri-menstrual symptoms, and coping.
Methods: A convenience sample of 521 adolescent girls was obtained from two middle schools and two high schools in M city. Data were collected through questionnaires about menstrual attitudes, menstrual symptoms, and coping. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression using SPSS/WIN 17.0 program
Results: Subjects showed both negative and positive attitudes toward menstruation. There were significant correlation between attitudes toward menstruation and peri-menstrual symptoms. Subjects having a positive attitude toward menstruation needed a nursing mediator to provide relief for menstrual symptoms during the peri-menstrual period. Attitudes toward menstruation explained 11.0% variance of menstrual symptoms, and factor 4, in particular, (event whose onset can be predicted and anticipated) correlated strongest with menstrual symptoms and explained 21.5% variance of menstrual symptoms.
Conclusions: Our results show that evidence-based strategies for positive attitudes toward menstruation, menstrual symptom, and coping should be included in a comprehensive approach to a nursing intervention to help adolescent girls.
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KEYWORD
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Menstrual disturbances, Coping behavior, Adolescent
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