--- title: Is stress linked to PMS? | Niyora description: Women with PMS had significantly higher stress levels than healthy women. But stress and eating behaviour together showed only a weak link to PMS, so they may url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/association-of-stress-and-eating-behaviour-with-premenstrual-syndrome-2019/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Is stress linked to PMS? Survey study, 2019 # Is stress linked to PMS? Women with PMS had significantly higher stress levels than healthy women. But stress and eating behaviour together showed only a weak link to PMS, so they may not be the main causes. Early or limited evidence 30 women with PMS and 30 healthy control women (location and age range not specified in abstract). ## What they did Cross-sectional comparison of 30 women with PMS and 30 healthy control women. Stress was measured using the Perceived Stress Scale questionnaire, and eating behaviour using the EAT-26 questionnaire. ## What they found Women with PMS had significantly higher stress levels than healthy controls. The connection between stress and eating behaviour was weak in both groups. Eating behaviour scores showed no significant difference between women with PMS and controls. ## What it means for you Higher stress is linked to PMS, but eating behaviour doesn't seem to play a major role. The findings come from a small study and need confirmation with larger research on different populations. 30 and 30 women with PMS and controls weak association between stress and eating behaviour ## About the study Original title Association of stress and eating behaviour with premenstrual syndrome Authors Laxmi Sanjana Gadde, Srilatha Bashetti, Harika Maddisetty et al. Journal International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences Year 2019 Study design Survey study What was tested Comparison of stress and eating behaviour between women with PMS and healthy controls. Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.26452/ijrps.v10i2.396](https://doi.org/10.26452/ijrps.v10i2.396) Original abstract The present study was undertaken to observe the association between stress and eating behaviour with premenstrual syndrome. Thirty cases of premenstrual syndrome and thirty healthy, age-matched controls, were included in the study after obtaining written informed consent. Premenstrual syndrome questionnaire was used to identify participants with PMS. Stress perception was measured by using the perceived stress scale. PSS is a standard questionnaire, a global measure of perceived stress. The vulnerability of the eating disorder was assessed by using EAT-26. The value of R for the association of stress and eating behavior in participants with the premenstrual syndrome is 0.0981. Although technically a positive correlation, the relationship between your variables is weak. The value of R2, the coefficient of determination, is 0.0096. The value of R for the association of stress and eating behavior in healthy participants is 0.0077. Although technically a positive correlation, the relationship between your variables is weak. The value of R2, the coefficient of determination, is 0.0001. There were significantly high levels of stress score (P=0.0003) in the cases when compared to controls. However, the EAT-26 score is not significant (P=0.7288). A positive correlation was observed between the stress and eating behaviour in both healthy and premenstrual syndrome individuals. The study recommends further studies on a large scale to understand the association and underlying mechanisms to plan better management techniques and also to increase awareness in the student population. Reproduced under CC-BY. ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Appetite and food cravings](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-food-cravings/)[Stress](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-stress/)[Eating disorders](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-eating-disorders/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[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. 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