Nurse and Holistic Care
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2021): Nurse and Holistic Care

THE EFFECT OF POSITIVE EMOTIONAL REGULATION TOWARDS HAPPINESS LEVEL IN MENOPAUSAL WOMEN

Linda Juwita (Faculty of Nursing, Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University)
Ni Putu Wulan Purnama Sari (Faculty of Nursing, Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 May 2021

Abstract

Background: Menopausal women experience various physical changes leading to psychological problems, such as anxiety, and may cause negative emotions. Regulating positive emotions in menopausal women may increase the happiness level in this population. Objective: This study aims to analyze the effect of positive emotional regulation towards the happiness level in menopausal women Methods: This analytic observational study utilized cross sectional design. The population was all female elders living in community under the supervision of Kenjeran Public Health Center, and the sampel was menopausal women. The independent variable was positive emotional regulation, while the dependent variable was the  happiness level. Valid and reliable questionnaires were used in data collection. Linear regression test was used in data analysis. Results: All respondents (100%) had good positive emotions, and most respondents (59.5%) had a high level of happiness. Linear regression test showed that positive emotional regulation affected the happiness level significantly in menopausal women (p<0.05). Conclusions:  Positive emotions affect the happiness level ini menopausal women.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

nhc

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Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

Description

“Nurse and Holistic Care" is a Scientific Journal managed by Institute for Research and Community Services of Nahdlatul Ulama University, Surabaya. The scope of this journal is articles in the fields of health, public health, midwifery and nursing (basic nursing, medical surgical nursing, ...