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title: Is PMS linked to difficulty controlling emotions? | Niyora
description: Yes, girls with worse PMS had more difficulty controlling their emotions. Results are from early teenage girls in Indonesia and may not apply to older girls.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/korelasi-premenstrual-syndrome-dengan-regulasi-emosi-remaja-putri-awal-di-smpn-1-2026/
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Survey study, 2026

# Is PMS linked to difficulty controlling emotions?

Yes, girls with worse PMS had more difficulty controlling their emotions. Results are from early teenage girls in Indonesia and may not apply to older girls.

 Early or limited evidence

199 girls aged 11-13 in grades 7-8 in Indonesia

## What they did

199 girls aged 11-13 in grades 7-8 completed questionnaires about emotion regulation and PMS symptoms.

## What they found

54.8% of girls had moderate PMS and 32.7% had severe PMS. 44.7% had low emotion regulation. Girls with worse PMS had lower emotion regulation scores.

## What it means for you

PMS is linked to difficulty managing emotions in early teenage girls. The study cannot show whether PMS causes emotional difficulty or whether stress makes PMS worse. Results are from Indonesia and may not apply elsewhere or to older girls.

199

girls

54.8%

had moderate PMS

32.7%

had severe PMS

## About the study

Original title Korelasi Premenstrual Syndrome dengan Regulasi Emosi Remaja Putri Awal di SMPN 1 Cimalaka Authors Mutiara Jasmine, Akhmad Faozi, Delli Yuliana Rahmat et al. Journal Jurnal Keperawatan Bunda Delima Year 2026 Study design Survey study What was tested None - observational study Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.59030/jkbd.v8i4.261](https://doi.org/10.59030/jkbd.v8i4.261)

## Topics

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