The correlation between menopausal complaints and personality traits

PURPOSE Aim is to investigate the correlation between personality traits of menopausal women and their menopausal complaints. DESIGN AND METHODS This cross-sectional and correlation study was conducted with 400 menopausal Turkish women. FINDINGS A positive correlation was determined between extroversion/introversion scores of Cervantes Personality Scale (CPS) and somatic and urogenital subscale scores of Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), and between emotional instability/neuroticism scores of CPS and all subscale scores of MRS. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Considering the effect of personality traits on menopausal symptoms, affected groups can be identified in advance and menopausal complaints can be reduced by increasing support.

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