Table 1 Psychosocial measures included in the Swiss Perimenopause Study
Ref. | Construct | Assessment instrument | Authors | Items |
|---|---|---|---|---|
[32] | Body image | Body Image Questionnaire (Fragebogen zum Körperbild; FKB-20) | Clement & Löwe, 1996 | 20 |
[33] | Chronic stress | Trier Inventory for Chronic Stress, short version (TICS-K) | Schulz et al., 2004 | 30 |
[34] | General health | General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) | Schmitz et al., 1999 | 12 |
[35] | Coping | COPE Inventory, short version | Knoll et al., 2005 | 28 |
[36] | Depressive symptoms | German Version of the Center of Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D; Allgemeine Depressionsskala; ADS-L) | Hautzinger & Bailer, 1993 | 20 |
[37] | Emotional intelligence | Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, German version (TEIQue) | Freudenthaler et al., 2008 | 30 |
[38] | Emotion regulation | Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, German version (ERQ) | Abler & Kessler, 2009 | 10 |
[39] | Eating behavior | Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) | Hilbert & Caffier, 2006 | 28 |
[40] | Explicit motives | Life Goal Questionnaire (GOALS) | Pöhlmann & Brunstein, 1997 | 24 |
[41] | Intrasexual competition | German version of the Scale for Intrasexual Competition (ICS) | Fiacco et al., 2018 | 12 |
[42] | Life events | German version of the Life Experience Survey (LES) | Pluess et al., 2012 | 57 |
[43] | Life satisfaction | Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) | Glaesmer et al., 2011 | 5 |
[44] | Mastery | Pearlin Mastery Scale (PM) | Pearlin et al., 1981 | 7 |
[45] | Menopausal symptoms | Menopause Rating Scale (MRS II) | Hauser et al., 1999 | 11 |
[46] | Physical and mental symptoms | Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18) | Spitzer, 2011 | 18 |
[47] | Pessimism/Pessimism | Life Orientation Tests (LOT-R) | Glaesmer et al., 2008 | 10 |
[48] | Parental bonding | German version of the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI; Fragebogen zur elterlichen Bindung; FEB) | Lutz et al., 1995 | 25 |
[49] | Personality | Short version of the Big Five Inventory (BFI-K) | Rammstedt & John, 2005 | 21 |
[50] | Perceived stress | German version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) | Klein, 2016 | 10 |
[51] | Premenstrual symptoms | PMS Inventory | Ditzen et al., 2011 | 30 |
[52] | Promiscuity | Sociosexual Orientation Index (SOI-S) | Penke & Asendorpf, 2008 | 9 |
[53] | Relationship experiences | Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR-RD 12) | Ehrenthal, 2009 | 12 |
[54] | Relationship quality | German version of the Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS) | Sander & Böcker, 1993 | 7 |
[55] | Resilience | Resilience Scale 11 (RS-11) | Schumacher et al., 2005 | 11 |
[56] | Retrospectively assessed relationship experiences | Sequence data analysis | Abbott, 1995 | 10 |
[57] | Self-compassion | German Version of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS-D) | Hupfeld & Ruffieux, 2011 | 26 |
[58] | Self-esteem | Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSE) | von Collani & Herzberg, 2003 | 10 |
[59] | Sense of coherence | Revised Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC-R) | Bachem & Maercker, 2016 | 13 |
[60] | Sexual desire | German version of the Decreased Sexual Desire Screener (DSDS) | Clayton et al., 2009 | 5 |
[61] | Sexual function | Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI / FSFI-LL) | Berner et al., 2004 | 19 |
[62] | Sleep | Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) | Backhaus, 2002 | 19 |
[63] | Social support | Berlin Social Support Scales (BSSS) | Schulz & Schwarzer, 2003 | 17 |
[64] | Spirituality | German version of the Expressions of Spirituality Inventory-Revised (ESI-R) | Proyer & Laub, 2017 | 32 |
[65] | Traumatic experiences | Childhood Trauma Scale Short Form (CTQ-SF) | Klinitzke et al., 2011 | 28 |