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title: Is stress related to PMS symptoms? | Niyora
description: Yes, higher stress levels were clearly related to PMS symptoms in the students studied. This suggests stress may worsen PMS symptoms.
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# Is stress related to PMS symptoms?

Yes, higher stress levels were clearly related to PMS symptoms in the students studied. This suggests stress may worsen PMS symptoms.

 Early or limited evidence

82 female university students in a management program in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

## What they did

Researchers surveyed 82 female university students in a management program. They asked students about their stress levels and PMS symptoms using two questionnaires.

## What they found

30.5% of students (25 people) had very heavy stress levels. 36.6% of students (30 people) had mild PMS symptoms. There was a clear relationship between stress level and PMS symptoms.

## What it means for you

Higher stress appears linked to PMS symptoms in this group. However, the study measured stress and symptoms at one point in time, so we cannot say whether stress causes PMS or whether PMS causes stress. The study was also limited to one university program in one Indonesian city, limiting how broadly these findings apply.

82

students studied

30.5%

with very heavy stress

36.6%

with mild PMS symptoms

## About the study

Original title Hubungan Tingkat Stres Terhadap Gejala Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) Pada Mahasiswi Universitas ‘Aisyiyah Yogyakarta Authors Cici Pangesti Dewi, Elika Puspitasari, Menik Sri Daryanti Journal Bunda Edu-Midwifery Journal (BEMJ) Year 2026 Study design Survey study What was tested Relationship between stress and PMS assessed via questionnaires Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.54100/bemj.v9i1.577](https://doi.org/10.54100/bemj.v9i1.577)

## 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/)

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