--- title: Do women with PMS have slower reaction times and mood changes than others? description: Women with PMS had slower reaction times and higher anxiety, depression, and stress levels. As PMS severity increased, these effects worsened. url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/cognition-and-psychomotor-performance-in-premenstrual-syndrome-with-negative-2023/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Do women with PMS have slower reaction times and mood changes than others? Survey study, 2023 # Do women with PMS have slower reaction times and mood changes than others? Women with PMS had slower reaction times and higher anxiety, depression, and stress levels. As PMS severity increased, these effects worsened. Early or limited evidence 100 female nursing students aged 18-20 ## What they did Cross-sectional study of 100 female nursing students aged 18-20. Researchers measured depression, anxiety, and stress using questionnaires and assessed cognition and psychomotor performance with reaction time tests (visual and auditory). ## What they found 50 women had mild PMS and 50 had moderate PMS. Women with mild PMS had significantly higher depression, anxiety, and stress scores and longer reaction times (both visual and auditory) compared to those with moderate PMS. As PMS severity increased, negative emotions and reaction times increased. ## What it means for you Women with PMS may have slower thinking and reaction speeds alongside mood changes. This is a small study of nursing students only, so results may not apply to all women with PMS. 100 female nursing students 50 mild, 50 mod PMS severity distribution ## About the study Original title Cognition and Psychomotor Performance in Premenstrual Syndrome with Negative Emotions Authors Prabhavathi Krishnan, P KalyaniPraba, Nikhil Bhavsar et al. Journal Biomedical & Pharmacology Journal Year 2023 Study design Survey study Participants 100 Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.13005/bpj/2782](https://doi.org/10.13005/bpj/2782) Original abstract Background: Women with premenstrual syndrome are known to experience high negative emotions which is known to drastically affect cognition and psychomotor performance thereby impairing their executive function. Objective: To assess the relationship between cognition and psychomotor skill with self-reported symptoms of negative emotions like depression, anxiety and stress in women with different grades of premenstrual syndrome. Methodology: Study was conducted among 100 female nursing students in the age group 18 -20 years. Data collection tool included a questionnaire of demographic and menstruation characteristics, Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ), and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale Questionnaire (DASS). Cognition and psychomotor performance were assessed based on reaction time (both visual & auditory) using PC1000Hz Reaction timer. The study received ethical approval from the Institutional Ethical Committee. Every participant gave their informed written consent before participating in the study. Results: Among the 100 female students, 50 each belonged to mild and moderate PMS category. Independent t test revealed a significantly high DASS scores and reaction time scores (both visual & auditory) in mild when compared to moderate PMS category. A favourable association between the severity of PMS and depression, anxiety and stress scores (DASS), and reaction time (RT) scores was discovered using the Pearson correlation test, with p significant at 0.01. Additionally, there was a substantial positive association between DASS scores and RT duration. This suggests that, as there is an increase in the severity of PMS, there was an increase in the negative emotional states scores and increase in the RT duration (both visual and auditory) thereby proving a decline in cognition and psychomotor execution. Conclusion: The results demonstrated that, woman with PMS had high negative emotion effects leading to decline in cognition and psychomotor execution which is a need of the hour to look into their lifestyle modification and treatment modality so as enhance the executive performance. Reproduced under CC-BY. ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Anxiety and tension](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-anxiety/)[Cognition, concentration and memory](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-cognition/)[Stress](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-stress/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/) 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 Randomised trial, 2023 Does a smartphone app for heart rate variability biofeedback reduce premenstrual and depressive symptoms? 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