(2022) Relationships between Gender Roles and Attitudes Towards Menstruation and Perception of Menstrual Pain in Iranian Women. Current Women's Health Reviews. pp. 66-70.
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Abstract
Background: Menstruation is a prominent mark of womanhood. It is necessary to explore what factors may develop female attitudes towards this natural phenomenon in different popu-lations. Objective: This study aimed to explore the relationships between gender roles and attitudes towards menstruation and perception of menstrual pain among Iranian women. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 164 women of reproductive age in Torbat-e Heydariyeh in the east of Iran between September and December 2019. The participants completed the Bem Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI), Menstrual Attitude Questionnaire (MAQ), and Verbal Multidi-mensional Scoring System (VMSS). Data analysis was then performed in SPSS 16.0. Results: According to the results, menstruation was perceived as a natural phenomenon more significantly by the androgynous group than by the undifferentiated and masculine groups (p<0.05). It was also perceived as a predictable phenomenon more significantly by the feminine women than by the other gender role groups (p<0.05). Furthermore, the gender role groups had no significant differences in the prevalence and severity of menstrual pain (p>0.05). Conclusion: Androgynous women considered menstruation a natural phenomenon more often. Psychological interventions should focus on the correction of attitudes towards menstruation, especially in women with femininity, masculinity, and undifferentiated gender roles. © 2022 Bentham Science Publishers.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | attitude; dysmenorrhea; gender; identity; gender-role orientation; Menstruation |
Page Range: | pp. 66-70 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Current Women's Health Reviews |
Volume: | 18 |
Number: | 3 |
Depositing User: | پریسا مرادی |
URI: | http://eprints.thums.ac.ir/id/eprint/3693 |
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