Empowerment and psychological wellbeing of women in the Southern Region of Jordan : in the context utilization of reproductive health care services
Other Title(s)
تمكين المرأة و تأثيره على الصحة النفسية في جنوب الأردن : في سياق الرعاية الصحية الإنجابية
Joint Authors
Mansur, Ayman M. Hamdan
Arabiyat, Diana Hashim
Sato, Tokiko
Ubayd, Batul
Imoto, Atsuko
Bani Mustafa, Radwan Ali
Source
The Arab Journal of Psychiatry
Issue
Vol. 22, Issue 2 (30 Nov. 2011), pp.138-146, 9 p.
Publisher
The Arab Federation of Psychiatrists
Publication Date
2011-11-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Purpose : The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between empowerment and psychological wellbeing among women in the southern region of Jordan.
The study addressed women's empowerment in terms of their abilities to make decisions related to family planning, utilizing pre and postnatal care, and pregnancy related issues.Methods : A descriptive-correlational design was used to collect data from 807 women in the southern region of Jordan in relation to empowerment and psychological wellbeing variables.
Results : Analysis showed that women have moderate to high level abilities to make decisions related to their reproductive health (M = 32.4, SD = 5.6).
Women displayed a high level of selfconfidence (M = 17.2, SD = 2.2) and moderate to high level of psychological wellbeing in the three domains of the scale: autonomy (M = 13.6, SD = 3.5), environmental mastery (mean = 13, SD = 3.5) and self-acceptance (mean = 13.5, S D= 3.2).
Positive, but low correlation magnitudes were observed between empowerment variables and psychological wellbeing ones.
Conclusion: The findings indicated that the psychological wellbeing of women in Jordan was compromised.
The study provided baseline data for health professionals on the connection between empowerment, psychological health and reproductive healthcare.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bani Mustafa, Radwan Ali& Mansur, Ayman M. Hamdan& Arabiyat, Diana Hashim& Sato, Tokiko& Ubayd, Batul& Imoto, Atsuko. 2011. Empowerment and psychological wellbeing of women in the Southern Region of Jordan : in the context utilization of reproductive health care services. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry،Vol. 22, no. 2, pp.138-146.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bani Mustafa, Radwan Ali…[et al.]. Empowerment and psychological wellbeing of women in the Southern Region of Jordan : in the context utilization of reproductive health care services. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 22, no. 2 (Nov. 2011), pp.138-146.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bani Mustafa, Radwan Ali& Mansur, Ayman M. Hamdan& Arabiyat, Diana Hashim& Sato, Tokiko& Ubayd, Batul& Imoto, Atsuko. Empowerment and psychological wellbeing of women in the Southern Region of Jordan : in the context utilization of reproductive health care services. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry. 2011. Vol. 22, no. 2, pp.138-146.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 144-145
Record ID
BIM-600094