Transitions, Wellness, and Life Satisfaction: Implications for Counseling Midlife Women

A diverse sample of 224 women, aged 35 to 65, participated in a study to examine the relations among transitions, life satisfaction, and wellness. The Women’s Midlife Transitions Survey, developed for this study, provided information on the timeliness, expectedness, and impact of common midlife tran...

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Published in:Journal of Mental Health Counseling 2006-04, Vol.28 (2), p.133-150
Main Authors: Degges-White, Suzanne, Myers, Jane E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult Development
Adults
Birth
Females
Health aspects
Life Satisfaction
Marriage
Mental health
Mental health counseling
Mental health counselling
Mental health counselors
Mental Health Workers
Middle aged women
Midlife Transitions
Practice
Psychiatric counseling
Psychiatric counselors
Psychological aspects
Quality of life
Satisfaction
Satisfaction (Psychology)
Stereotypes
Transitions
Wellness
Women
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Summary:A diverse sample of 224 women, aged 35 to 65, participated in a study to examine the relations among transitions, life satisfaction, and wellness. The Women’s Midlife Transitions Survey, developed for this study, provided information on the timeliness, expectedness, and impact of common midlife transitions. Implications for mental health counselors include the need to help midlife women understand and cope with a variety of common life changes that individually and collectively help to define their midlife experience.
ISSN:1040-2861
2163-5749
DOI:10.17744/mehc.28.2.eaumlpbm0rxdrldk