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Resources identified were attending church school, reading a book or magazine, professional counseling, talking with relatives, taking a college class, participating in a small group, taking a high school class, thinking alone, talking with friends, listening to radio or television, attending a retreat, prayer, attending a seminar, listening to sermons, attending a church service, and reading the Bible. Two of these learning resources, taking a college class and professional counseling, were significant as identified by Pearson correlations and multiple regression procedures.","This study suggests that women in their late thirties and early forties are experiencing a significant developmental change which affects their total life and activity. These changes are approximately ten years earlier than the menopausal changes which have frequently been identified as the most important change point for the mid-life woman.","Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-15T18:51:23Z (GMT). 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