Date of Award

Summer 1991

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Psychology

Program/Concentration

Psychology

Committee Director

Peter Mikulka

Committee Member

Barbara A. Winstead

Committee Member

Barry Gillen

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.P65W38

Abstract

This study investigated the impact of menopause stage and level of exercise on depression and perceived body image with 101 women aged 40-60 years. Instruments included a demographic information sheet, the Life Experience Survey (LES), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ). The relationship between menopause stage and depression was not significant. The relationship between menopause stage and perceived body-image was also not significant. Menopausal women do not appear to be more depressed or to have lower body-image perceptions when compared to premenopausal women. The main effect for amount of exercise and perceived body image was significant on some scales on the MBSRQ. Women who exercised were more interested in fitness and were more concerned about their health. The main effect for estrogen use and perceived body-image was also significant on some scales on the MBSRQ. Women who were taking estrogen felt better about their fitness, appearance, and reported more positive body-image scores when compared to women who were not taking estrogen.

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DOI

10.25777/8p73-ch88

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