Survey study, 2015
Do young women recognize how PMS affects work performance?
Most students (79.4%) ignored PMS when rating employee performance, while 6.9% considered it. Students who perceived daily function problems from PMS were significantly more likely to consider it in evaluations. This shows many lack awareness.
What they did
1971 incoming female university students completed questionnaires and rated an employee's performance in a simulated work scenario where PMS might affect output.
What they found
79.4% of students neglected to consider PMS when evaluating work performance, while only 6.9% considered it. Students who perceived that PMS caused daily function impairment were significantly more likely to recognize its impact on performance.
What it means for you
Most young women lack awareness of how PMS affects work performance. This is about attitudes and perception rather than the actual effects of PMS. Results are from one university.
1971
Students surveyed
79.4%
Did not consider PMS
6.9%
Considered PMS in evaluation
About the study
- Original title
- Perception of premenstrual syndrome and attitude of evaluations of work performance among incoming university female students
- Authors
- Cheng SH, Sun ZJ, Lee IH et al.
- Journal
- Biomedical journal
- Year
- 2015
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 1,971
- What was tested
- None; simulated scenarios assessed awareness
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.4103/2319-4170.138319
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