--- title: What attitudes do teenage girls have about premenstrual syndrome, and what affects them? description: Most girls had positive attitudes about PMS (50.3%) and good knowledge about it (74.2%). Knowledge, physical activity, anxiety levels, and health education al url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/analisis-sikap-remaja-dalam-menghadapi-sindrom-premenstruasi-di-smpn-1-mauk-2020/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - What attitudes do teenage girls have about premenstrual syndrome, and what affects them? Survey study, 2020 # What attitudes do teenage girls have about premenstrual syndrome, and what affects them? Most girls had positive attitudes about PMS (50.3%) and good knowledge about it (74.2%). Knowledge, physical activity, anxiety levels, and health education all related to how they felt about managing PMS. Early or limited evidence 151 female junior high school students in Tangerang, Indonesia ## What they did A survey of 151 female junior high school students in Indonesia. They answered questionnaires about their knowledge, attitudes, physical activity level, anxiety, and health education about premenstrual syndrome. ## What they found 50.3% had positive attitudes toward PMS, 74.2% had high knowledge about it, 53.6% reported heavy physical activity, 54.3% had mild anxiety, and 53% had high health education. Knowledge, physical activity level, anxiety, and health education all showed significant relationships with attitudes about PMS. ## What it means for you Girls who know more about PMS, exercise regularly, have lower anxiety, and receive better health education tend to have more positive attitudes about managing PMS. However, this was only one group of Indonesian teenagers at a junior high school. 151 students studied 50.3% had positive attitudes about PMS 74.2% had high knowledge about PMS ## About the study Original title ANALISIS SIKAP REMAJA DALAM MENGHADAPI SINDROM PREMENSTRUASI DI SMPN 1 MAUK TANGERANG TAHUN 2019 Authors Yenny Aulya, Tresna Amalia Hady Journal Jurnal Ilmu dan Budaya Year 2020 Study design Survey study Participants 260 Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.47313/jib.v41i66.801](https://doi.org/10.47313/jib.v41i66.801) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Anxiety and tension](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-anxiety/)[Irritability and anger](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-irritability-anger/)[Psychotherapy, counselling and education](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-psychotherapy/)[Exercise and yoga](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-exercise/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Survey study, 2025 How common is PMS in high school girls, and which non-drug methods help reduce anxiety and stress? Survey study, 2023 How common are PMS and PMDD among college girls, and what are their symptoms? Non-randomised trial, 2022 Is nutrition status linked to PMS, and does health education help? Survey study, 2021 Is anxiety about PMS related to how much girls know about reproductive health? Study, 2026 What coping strategies help women manage PMS symptoms? Study, 2026 What are premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗