The Lived Experience of Midlife Women With Major Depression.

Background: Midlife, a significant developmental phase for women, is a period of biological, psychological, and social role changes. However, not all women transition smoothly into middle age, with those who experience depression typically bearing significantly greater physical and psychological discomforts in midlife. Despite the expanding body of research on women and depression, little is understood about how depressed women handle the midlife transition.

Exploring the Relationship Between Illness Perceptions and Negative Emotions in Relatives of People With Schizophrenia Within the Context of an Affiliate Stigma Model.

Background: Stigma affects patients with schizophrenia and may influence perceptions of the illness, which may affect how family members interact with and care for these patients.

Purpose: The aims of this study were to (a) explore the relationship between perceptions of schizophrenia and the negative emotions of family members within the context of an affiliate stigma model, and (b) validate the proposed affiliate stigma model.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was used.

Towards the development of a gender-sensitive measure of women's mental health.

Aims And Objectives: To develop a gender-sensitive measure of women's mental health and to evaluate the measure's psychometric properties.

Background: Mental health problems are a leading global burden of disease, and gender differences in the prevalence of these problems are well documented. Improving mental health is as important as resolving mental health problems.

Self-concept and menopause among mid-life women: a survey in southern Taiwan.

Unlabelled: The purpose of this study was to understand the self-concept of community women in southern Taiwan during mid-life and its relationship with menopause symptoms. Women between 45 and 55 years of age were selected by simple cluster random sampling process from a name list obtained from the Household Registrar Office in one city of southern Taiwan. A total of 266 women were enrolled.

The outcome expectancy model for areca-quid chewing behavior.

Outcome expectancies as regards areca-quid chewing played an important role in areca-quid addiction. In this study, areca-quid user expectancies will be explored. A total of 179 adolescents selected from high school completed the areca-quid chewing expectancy questionnaire and related chewing-behavior scale.

Areca quid chewing by Taiwanese adolescents: application of the Attitudes Social Influence Self-efficacy (ASE) model.

Aims: To investigate the factors associated with areca quid-chewing behaviour using the Attitudes-Social influence-Self-efficacy (ASE) model as a theoretical framework.

Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Setting And Participants: A total of 400 students from a junior high school participated in the study in 2001 in Chia-Yi city (Taiwan).