KMID : 0389420210290040250
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Korean Journal of Stress Research 2021 Volume.29 No. 4 p.250 ~ p.261
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Effectiveness of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Program Utilizing Literature for Mental Health of Menopausal Women
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Hong Yeong-Seon
Han Kuem-Sun
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Abstract
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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, ¥ö2 -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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KEYWORD
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Menopause, Mental health, Literature, Behavior therapy
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