Menopoz Dönemindeki Kadınlarda İklim Kaygısının Psikolojik Dayanıklılığa Etkisi

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Amaç: İklim değişikliği, küresel düzeyde etkili bir psikososyal stresör olarak tanımlanmakta olup menopoz dönemindeki kadınların ruh sağlığını etkileyebilmektedir. Bu çalışma, menopoz dönemindeki kadınlarda ik­lim kaygısının, psikolojik dayanıklılık üzerindeki etkisini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.

Gereç ve Yöntemler: Araştırma, tanımlayıcı ve ilişkisel bir desen kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Örneklem, araştır­ma kriterlerini karşılayan menopoz dönemindeki 315 kadın oluşmuştur. Araştırmanın verileri, Google Form aracılığıyla sosyal medya platformları üzerinden ulaşılan katılımcılardan; Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu, İklim Değişikliği Kadın Kaygı Ölçeği (İDKKÖ) ve Connor-Davidson Psikolojik Sağlamlık Ölçeği Kısa Formu (CDPSÖKF) kullanıla­rak toplanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde, tanımlayıcı istatistikler, pearson korelasyon analizi ve basit doğrusal regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır.

Bulgular: Kadınların toplam ölçek puanlarının ortalaması İDKKÖ için 56,94±15,05, CDPSÖKF için 25,81±10,29 olarak bulundu. Çalışmada, kadınların CDPSÖKF ile İDKKÖ toplam ve alt boyut puan ortalamaları arasında zayıf düzeyde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ve pozitif yönlü bir ilişki bulunmuştur (p<0,05). Yapılan regresyon analizinde; CDPSÖKF üzerinde İDKKÖ’nün istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir etkisi bulunmuştur (p<0,001). CDP­SÖKF’deki bir birimlik artış, İDKKÖ puanlarında 0,160’lık anlamlı bir artışla pozitif bir ilişkiyi göstermektedir. Kadınların Psikolojik Sağlamlık puanlarının %5,2’lik kısmı İDKKÖ puanları ile açıklanmaktadır.

Sonuç: Sağlık profesyonellerinin bakım sürecinde iklim değişikliğinin sağlıkla ilişkili etkilerine yönelik bilgi­lendirme ve değerlendirmeleri entegre etmesi önemlidir. Kadınların iklim kaygısı düzeylerini dikkate alan destekleyici müdahalelerin planlanması önem taşımaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• İklim Stresi
• Menopoz Sonrası
• Psikolojik Dayanıklılık

THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE ANXIETY ON PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE AMONG MENOPAUSAL WOMEN

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Objective: Climate change is defined as a global psychosocial stressor and may affect the mental health of women in the menopausal period. This study was conducted to examine the impact of climate anxiety on psychological resilience among women in the menopausal period.

Material and Methods: The study was conducted using a descriptive and relational research design. The sample consisted of 315 menopausal women who met the study inclusion criteria. Data were collected via Google Forms distributed through social media platforms using a Sociodemographic Information Form, the Climate Change Anxiety Scale for Women (CCASW), and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale Short Form (CDRSSF). Data analysis included descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis, and simple linear reg­ression analysis.

Results: The mean total scale scores were 56.94±15.05 for the CCASW and 25.81±10.29 for the CDRSSF. A weak but statistically significant positive association was identified between CDRSSF scores and the total and subscale scores of the CCASW (p<0.05). Regression analysis indicated that CCASW scores had a statis­tically significant effect on CDRSSF scores (p<0.001). A one-unit increase in CDRSSF was associated with a 0.160-unit increase in CCASW scores, indicating a positive relationship. CCASW scores accounted for 5.2% of the variance in psychological resilience scores.

Conclusion: It is essential for health professionals to integrate information and assessments regarding the health-related impacts of climate change into care processes. Furthermore, the planning of supportive in­terventions that take women’s levels of climate-related anxiety into account is of considerable importance.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Climate Distress
• Postmenopause
• Psychological Resilience

Etik Beyan

Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Tarsus University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (decision no: 2026/16),

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