초등학교 여학생 초경경험시의 정서와 월경시의 태도, 대처방법의 관계 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study was analysis the menarche and menstruation coping experience in some elementary school girls. The subjects were 103 school girls at three elementary school in Jeon-ju city & Gun-san city. The data were collected by using survey from September 25th to October 4th, 2006. The instruments used in this study was used by the tool of menarche experience emotion of No(2001), And for the attitude of the menstruation by Mi-young Kuak (2001), coping way at menstruation by Billings & Moos(1981). The results of this study were as follows ; 1. The average age was 12.1 age. 2. The menarche experience emotion; being crying (3.96), being confused(3.00), worrying(2.97), being sharp(2.55), annoying(2.38) getting irritated(2.25), odd experience(1.99). 3. The attitude of the menstruation was; the menstruation is a physiological phenomenon and showed negative manner about changing of their body. 4. The coping way at menstruation was; turned their interest to any other things (1.72); the uncomfortable situation was a physiological and temporary phenomenon (1.62); taking sleeping or bed-rest (1.56); they talked about symptoms with friends (1.42). 5. The relationship among the emotion of menarche and attitude of menstruation and coping experience was: there was high level of positive relationship between the emotion of menarche and coping method(r= .797 p=.000), and positive relationship between the attitude and coping method(r= .349,p=.000), and the relationship between the attitude and emotion(r=.334 ,p= .001).