CENTRO PREVENZIONE SALUTE MENTALE DONNA

Direttore: E. Reale

 

 

1992-1998

Progetto FATMA

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Italiano

 

Stress e vita quotidiana della donna:

un’indagine sperimentale sui principali rischi di malattia

 

 

 

 

 

ABSTRACT  E  REPORT

CONVEGNO NAZIONALE PSICOLOGI ITALIANI,  NAPOLI  2000

 

 

 

INDICE

PARTE I

PARTE II

PARTE III

BIBLIOGRAFIA

 

 


 

INDICE

 

 

 

 

Parte prima                La ricerca sulle condizioni di stress nelle donne:

                                   attualità e prospettive

 

1. L'inizio della ricerca

            1.         La ricerca clinica nella Unità Operativa di Napoli                     pag.     11

            2.         Dalla ricerca sulla depressione alla ricerca sullo stress                "         15

2. Le principali linee di ricerca sullo stress

            1.         Introduzione                                                                             "         18

            2.         Donne, lavoro e stress                                                               "         19

            3.         Le risposte patologiche allo stress: carcinoma mammario

                        depressione psichica, ipertensione arteriosa                               "         22

 

 

 

Parte seconda            Una indagine sperimentale:

                                   analisi dei principali fattori psico-sociali di stress

 

1. Obiettivi, presupposti teorici, ipotesi

            1.         Introduzione                                                                           pag.     35

            2.         Il nostro punto di vista sulla ricerca                                            "         37

            3.         L'impostazione della ricerca: obiettivi specifici,

                        allestimento del campo, ipotesi e fasi operative                           "         39

2. Metodologia

            1.         Soggetti                                                                                    "         44

            2.         Luoghi e modalità del campionamento                                       "         44

            3.         Il materiale                                                                                "         47

            4.         La somministrazione del questionario                                         "         50

3. Risultati: elaborazioni statistiche dei dati

            1.         Costituzione di un 8° gruppo nel campione                                "         52

            2.         Rilevazione delle caratteristiche socio-anagrafiche

                        del campione esaminato                                                            "         52

            3.         Confronti tra gruppi di donne con patologie diverse

                        e senza patologia                                                                      "         55

            4.         Analisi statistiche                                                                       "         58

4. Risultati: analisi descrittive dei dati

            1.         I cambiamenti                                                                           "         77

            2.         La confidenza con il partner                                                      "         82

            3.         Confronto tra casalinghe e lavoratrici                                         "         83

            4.         Eventi di vita                                                                             "         85

 5. Risultati: discussione e valutazione dei fattorizip

            1.         Analisi complessiva dei fattori                                                    "         89

            2.         Analisi dei singoli fattori                                                             "         93

                        2.1 lavoro familiare ed extra-familiare                                                "          93

                        2.2 Interessi, rete relazionale e progetto personale                               "         110

                        2.3 Percezione di sè e giudizio altrui                                                 "          124

                        2.4 Stanchezza ed altri disturbi                                                        "         136

6. Risultati: discussione e valutazione dei gruppi

            1.         Introduzione                                                                           pag.      145

            2.         Profilo dei gruppi                                                                      "         146

                               2.1 Profilo dei gruppi a patologia grave                                                           "          147

                               2.2 Profilo dei gruppi a patologia lieve                                                             "          150

                               2.3 Profili delle coppie a patologia omogenea                                                 "          152

                               2.4 Profilo dei gruppi non patologici                                                                "          154

 

 

 

Parte terza                 La ricerca sulle condizioni di stress nelle donne:

                                   conclusioni

 

1. La vita quotidiana e lo stress           

            1.         Introduzione                                                                           pag.      165

            2.         La verifica delle ipotesi                                                              "         168

            3.         I nostri risultati a confronto con la letteratura                              "         170

2. Il percorso della risposta di stress: i rischi di patologia

            1.         I fattori della nostra ricerca                                                        "         175

            2.         I percorsi differenziali dei gruppi                                                "         181

            3.         I profili di rischio                                                                       "         189

            4.         Lo sbocco della ricerca: la prevenzione                                     "          193

 

 

 

Appendice

 

            Griglie per la raccolta dati                                                                     "         201

            Indicatori                                                                                              "        209

            Istruzioni alle donne per la compilazione del questionario                       "         212

 

 

 

Bibliografia                                                                                                    "         215


 


 

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