Survey study, 2020
Can childhood neglect increase premenstrual mood symptoms in adults?
Yes. Childhood neglect was linked to worse premenstrual mood symptoms in adults. The connection worked indirectly through personality traits like irritability and anxiety.
What they did
Researchers surveyed 204 adult women from the community about childhood maltreatment, life stress, their natural temperament traits, depression, and premenstrual mood symptoms.
What they found
A history of childhood neglect indirectly predicted worse premenstrual mood symptoms. Three temperament traits directly predicted worse premenstrual mood symptoms: irritability, cyclothymic mood (alternating between high and low mood), and anxiety.
What it means for you
Childhood experiences may shape personality traits that later make premenstrual mood symptoms worse. This was a snapshot study, so cause and effect cannot be proven. The women studied were not diagnosed with PMDD.
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About the study
- Original title
- Influence of Childhood Maltreatment, Adulthood Stressful Life Events, and Affective Temperaments on Premenstrual Mental Symptoms of Nonclinical Adult Volunteers
- Authors
- Wakatsuki Y, Inoue T, Hashimoto N et al.
- Journal
- Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment
- Year
- 2020
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 204
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.2147/ndt.s232925
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