The Effect of Resilience and Family Support Match on Psychological Distress among Women in the Menopausal Transition Based on Polynomial Regression and Response Surface Analysis

Qing Wang, Di Zhao, Miao Zhou, Xiangyu Zhao, Yiming Gao, Junyan Duan, Cong Cao and Ping Li ()
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Qing Wang: Department of Health Psychology, School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
Di Zhao: Department of Health Psychology, School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
Miao Zhou: Department of Health Psychology, School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
Xiangyu Zhao: Department of Health Psychology, School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
Yiming Gao: Department of Health Psychology, School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
Junyan Duan: Department of Health Psychology, School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
Cong Cao: Department of Health Psychology, School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
Ping Li: Department of Health Psychology, School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 21, 1-9

Abstract: Menopausal transition (MT) is a natural process in women from reproductive decline to aging. During this period, women present with an increased prevalence of psychological distress. The aim of this study was to investigate how resilience and family support interact to influence psychological distress among women during MT. A convenience sampling method was used to recruit 858 women during MT from Shandong Province. All participants completed the 10-item Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale, the family care degree questionnaire, and the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 24.0. Response surface analysis was used for polynomial regression and response surface analysis. The results of response surface analysis show that in the case of agreement between resilience and family support, the joint effect manifested as a negative curve (inverted U shape) related to the psychological distress of women during MT. In the case of disagreement, the joint effect manifested as a negative curve (inverted U shaped) related to psychological distress. Specifically, with increased variance in the degree of resilience and family support, women experienced less psychological distress. Both resilience and family support play an important role in protecting women from psychological distress, either alone or in combination. Future intervention studies targeting women during MT should consider the coordinated actions of resilience and family support.

Keywords: resilience; family support; psychological distress; polynomial regression; response surface analysis; menopausal transition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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