Switch to
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
1
|
| pubmed:dateCreated |
1994-11-22
|
| pubmed:abstractText |
The aim of the study was to evaluate how far women are satisfied with their family function to compare the obtained results with the perception of a global stress (S. Cohen PSS) by the women under study and their mental health (D. Goldberg GHQ-28). The study was aided by the Family APGAR Index (designed by G. Smilkstein) used for the first time in Poland. A group of women (n = 98; mean age = 38) with different levels of education and subdivided into four occupational categories was selected for the study. About 75% of women were married and 80% of them had children. The results obtained differ significantly as far as general assessment and individual indicators are concerned. In 16% of women, the results suggest a serious dysfunction of their families. There are distinct differences between individual occupational groups. The general assessment of family function was significantly correlated with the estimate of the global stress (-31), with the total estimate (-26), as well as with the individual indicators of mental health--especially anxiety and sleeplessness (-33) and depression (-29). Women's satisfaction from the function of their families has, therefore, proved to be a significant factor contributing to lower level of the global stress and constituting a barrier against the occurrence of mental health disturbances.
|
| pubmed:language |
eng
|
| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
|
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
|
| pubmed:issn |
1232-1087
|
| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
|
| pubmed:volume |
7
|
| pubmed:owner |
NLM
|
| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
|
| pubmed:pagination |
23-32
|
| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
|
| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7921899-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:7921899-Family,
pubmed-meshheading:7921899-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:7921899-Happiness,
pubmed-meshheading:7921899-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:7921899-Mental Health,
pubmed-meshheading:7921899-Occupations,
pubmed-meshheading:7921899-Questionnaires,
pubmed-meshheading:7921899-Social Support,
pubmed-meshheading:7921899-Women
|
| pubmed:year |
1994
|
| pubmed:articleTitle |
The Family APGAR Index: study on relationship between family function, social support, global stress and mental health perception in women.
|
| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Work Psychology, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lodz, Poland.
|
| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
|