--- title: Are PMS symptoms linked to loneliness in adolescent girls during COVID-19? description: Yes. Girls with worse PMS symptoms were more likely to feel lonely. About 29% of girls felt lonely, and 16% of lonely girls had serious psychological distress url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/association-between-loneliness-premenstrual-symptoms-and-other-factors-during-2023/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Are PMS symptoms linked to loneliness in adolescent girls during COVID-19? Survey study, 2023 # Are PMS symptoms linked to loneliness in adolescent girls during COVID-19? Yes. Girls with worse PMS symptoms were more likely to feel lonely. About 29% of girls felt lonely, and 16% of lonely girls had serious psychological distress. Moderate study design 1450 adolescent female high school students in Japan ## What they did They surveyed 1450 high school girls in Japan in December 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Girls answered questions about loneliness, PMS symptoms, psychological distress, and fear of COVID-19. ## What they found 29% of girls felt lonely. Of all girls, 8.2% had serious psychological distress, but this was much higher (16%) among girls who felt lonely. Girls with worse PMS symptoms were more likely to feel lonely. Being in 2nd year of school, using the internet for longer periods, and having more psychological distress were also linked to loneliness. ## What it means for you During the COVID-19 pandemic, many adolescent girls felt lonely and struggled with psychological distress. Girls with more PMS symptoms were more likely to feel lonely. This suggests that both physical symptoms and mental health are connected during stressful times. The limitation is that this was only done in Japan during one period of the pandemic, and all participants were high school girls. 1450 girls studied 29% felt lonely 16% of lonely girls had serious psychological distress ## About the study Original title Association Between Loneliness, Premenstrual Symptoms, and Other Factors During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study with Japanese High School Students Authors Takeda T, Yoshimi K, Kai S et al. Journal International journal of women's health Year 2023 Study design Survey study Participants 1,450 What was tested Measurement of associations between loneliness, PMS symptoms, and psychological distress Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.2147/ijwh.s400818](https://doi.org/10.2147/ijwh.s400818) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Stress](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-stress/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/) 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, 2026 What dietary, lifestyle, and psychological factors are associated with PMS in young women? Survey study, 2025 What psychological and personal factors predict which university students will develop premenstrual syndrome? Survey study, 2024 Is PMS linked to mental health problems and stress in teenage girls? Survey study, 2021 Did COVID-19 stress make PMS worse for young women? Survey study, 2021 Does physical activity or age at first period affect how much PMS a teenage girl experiences? Survey study, 2019 Does exam stress make PMS symptoms worse? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗