--- title: Do women with premenstrual syndrome experience their family and work environments differently? description: Yes. Women with PMS reported more conflict in their families and more stress at work, including less autonomy and variety, though psychological distress was n url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/perception-of-family-and-work-environments-in-women-with-premenstrual-syndrome-1992/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Do women with premenstrual syndrome experience their family and work environments differently? Cohort study, 1992 # Do women with premenstrual syndrome experience their family and work environments differently? Yes. Women with PMS reported more conflict in their families and more stress at work, including less autonomy and variety, though psychological distress was not related to these environmental stressors. Moderate study design 73 women with premenstrual syndrome and 50 non-PMS control women ## What they did Researchers compared 73 women with prospectively confirmed PMS to 50 women without PMS. Both groups completed questionnaires measuring family climate, work environment, anxiety, and depression. ## What they found Women with PMS scored significantly higher on family conflict and emphasis on ethical and religious values but lower on emotional expressiveness, intellectual-cultural activities, and recreational activities compared to controls. The PMS group also perceived more work pressure, less autonomy at work, and less job variety. Psychological distress was not associated with environmental stress in either group. ## What it means for you Women with PMS may perceive their social environments as more stressful, though it is unclear whether this reflects real differences in their environments or differences in perception. The main limitation is that this is observational without control for other factors that might influence responses. 73 women with PMS 50 control women without PMS ## About the study Original title Perception of family and work environments in women with premenstrual syndrome Authors Kuczmierczyk AR, Labrum AH, Johnson CC Journal Journal of psychosomatic research Year 1992 Study design Cohort study What was tested None. This was a comparison study. Read the paper [doi.org/10.1016/0022-3999(92)90137-q](https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3999(92)90137-q) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Stress](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-stress/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/) 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 Cohort study, 1999 What causes negative mood during menopause? Survey study, 2025 What psychological and personal factors predict which university students will develop premenstrual syndrome? Survey study, 2025 How common are PMS and painful periods among female medical students in Saudi Arabia, and what causes them? Survey study, 2023 What factors make premenstrual syndrome worse in nursing students? Survey study, 2023 What factors make PMS worse in college students? Case-control study, 2022 Does how women think about their period affect how their nervous system responds to stress? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗