Resilience, Coping Methods, and Quality of Life in Middle-aged Women

Myung Sill Chung

doi:10.12934/jkpmhn.2011.20.4.345

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Chung: Resilience, Coping Methods, and Quality of Life in Middle-aged Women

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2011; 20(4): 345-354.

Published online: 31 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2011.20.4.345

Resilience, Coping Methods, and Quality of Life in Middle-aged Women

Myung Sill Chung

Professor, College of Nursing, Sungshin Women's University, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Chung, Myung Sill, College of Nursing, Sungshin Women's University, 147 Mia-dong, Kangbuk-gu, Seoul 142-100, Korea. Tel: 82-2-920-7723, Fax: 82-2-920-2091, cmsill@sungshin.ac.kr

Received 27 July 2011 Revised 5 December 2011 Accepted 6 December 2011

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to identify resilience, coping methods, and quality of life according to general characteristics of middle-aged women.

Methods

Participants were 119 middle-aged women living in the capital area. Data were collected through self-report questionnaires which were constructed to include scales to measure resilience, coping methods and quality of life. Data were analyzed using ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis with SPSS/WIN 18.0.

Results

Resilience was different depending on economic state. Quality of life was different depending on education, economic state, and occupation. There was a positive correlation between resilience and quality of life. There was a positive correlation between coping methods and quality of life. Multiple regression analysis showed resilience and coping methods significantly influenced quality of life in middle-aged women.

Conclusion

The results that the quality of life increases in proportion to one's ability to cope with tasks and resilience. Thus, programs for nursing interventions to strengthen resilience and coping methods should be developed for middle-aged women.

Keywords: Resilience, Coping methods, Quality of life, Middle-aged women

Figures and Tables

Table 1

General Characteristics of Participants (N=119)

Table 2

Degree of Resilience, Coping, and Quality of Life (N=119)

Table 3

Difference of Resilience, Coping, and Quality of Life according to General Characteristics of Participants (N=119)

SW=salaried worker.

Table 4

Correlation amoong Resiliency, Coping, and Quality of Life (N=119)

Table 5

Influencing Factors on Quality of Life (N=119)

^†Dummy variables: economic status (low=0; moderate=1; high=2), education (≤middle school=0; high school=1; ≥university=2), occupation (self-employed=0; homekeeper=1; specialized job=2; service & salaried worker=3).

Notes

This work was supported by the Sungshin Women's University Research Grant of 2010.

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