Survey study, 2026
Do psychological resilience and happiness help women cope better with PMS?
Yes. Psychological resilience and happiness both significantly influenced how women coped with PMS, with happiness having the strongest effect. These two factors explained approximately 12% of the variation in coping behaviors.
What they did
Cross-sectional study of 187 female nursing students. They used questionnaires to measure PMS coping behaviors, psychological resilience, and happiness.
What they found
Psychological resilience and happiness significantly influenced coping behaviors with premenstrual changes. Together, these two factors explained approximately 12% of the variance in coping behaviors. Happiness, in particular, had a significant positive effect on coping with premenstrual changes.
What it means for you
Women with greater happiness and resilience coped better with PMS. These factors explained 12% of coping ability. This is cross-sectional, so we cannot know if happiness helps coping or vice versa. The study included only nursing students, limiting how widely results apply.
187
nursing students studied
12%
variance in coping explained
positive
effect of happiness on coping
About the study
- Original title
- Do Psychological Resilience and Happiness Have an Effect on Coping Behaviors with Premenstrual Changes? A Cross-Sectional Study
- Authors
- Ayla Güllü
- Journal
- Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi
- Year
- 2026
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 187
- What was tested
- None. This was an observational study.
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.61535/bseusbfd.1698091
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