Predictors of mental health in midlife and older Australian women: A multilevel investigation.

Seib, C; Lee, K; Humphreys, J; Anderson, D

Predictors of mental health in midlife and older Australian women: A multilevel investigation.

Seib, C Lee, K Humphreys, J Anderson, D

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Publisher:: Informa UK Limited
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Health Care Women Int, 2016, 37, (12), pp. 1263-1276
Issue Date:: 2016-12

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dc.contributor.author	Seib, C
dc.contributor.author	Lee, K
dc.contributor.author	Humphreys, J
dc.contributor.author	Anderson, D https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8996-9624
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-09T19:46:43Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-09T19:46:43Z
dc.date.issued	2016-12
dc.identifier.citation	Health Care Women Int, 2016, 37, (12), pp. 1263-1276
dc.identifier.issn	0739-9332
dc.identifier.issn	1096-4665
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/159816
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this article is to examine the factors associated with women's mental health. A random sample of 340 Australian women aged 40-55 completed surveys on menopausal and lifestyle factors and mental health at three time points. We used hierarchical models to show that decrements in mental health were associated with a corresponding increase in some midlife symptoms (p < .01), time (p < .01), and poor physical health (p < .01), but the effect was not permanent. In older women, mental health was associated with physical functioning, climacteric symptoms, and time, while individual variations in mental health score were largely explained by lifestyle factors.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Informa UK Limited
dc.relation.ispartof	Health Care Women Int
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/07399332.2015.1080262
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1110 Nursing, 1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.subject.classification	Public Health
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Health Status
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Life Style
dc.subject.mesh	Longitudinal Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Menopause
dc.subject.mesh	Mental Health
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life
dc.subject.mesh	Socioeconomic Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Women's Health
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Longitudinal Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Life Style
dc.subject.mesh	Mental Health
dc.subject.mesh	Health Status
dc.subject.mesh	Menopause
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life
dc.subject.mesh	Socioeconomic Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Women's Health
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.title	Predictors of mental health in midlife and older Australian women: A multilevel investigation.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	37
utslib.location.activity	England
utslib.for	1110 Nursing
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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dc.date.updated	2022-08-09T19:46:42Z
pubs.issue	12
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Abstract:

The purpose of this article is to examine the factors associated with women's mental health. A random sample of 340 Australian women aged 40-55 completed surveys on menopausal and lifestyle factors and mental health at three time points. We used hierarchical models to show that decrements in mental health were associated with a corresponding increase in some midlife symptoms (p < .01), time (p < .01), and poor physical health (p < .01), but the effect was not permanent. In older women, mental health was associated with physical functioning, climacteric symptoms, and time, while individual variations in mental health score were largely explained by lifestyle factors.

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