Survey study, 2021
Do women with PMDD experience more negative thoughts and emotional problems than women without PMDD?
Yes. Women with PMDD had higher scores for disturbing memories, negative automatic thoughts, and emotional problems. They also had lower scores for positive emotional feelings.
What they did
This cross-sectional study compared responses to psychological questionnaires between 30 female university students with PMDD symptoms and 30 without. Measures included disturbing memories, automatic thoughts, and emotional balance.
What they found
Women with PMDD had higher scores for disturbing memories, negative interpretation of events, dwelling on thoughts, grief, negative automatic thoughts, and negative emotional balance. They had lower scores for positive emotional balance.
What it means for you
Women with PMDD experience more negative thoughts, memories, and emotions than women without PMDD. The study suggests these psychological symptoms are part of PMDD. Because this is a study of only 60 women in one university, the findings may not apply to all women.
30
women with PMDD
30
women without PMDD
About the study
- Original title
- مقایسۀ مرور خاطرات مزاحم، افکار خودآیند منفی و تعادل عاطفی در دختران با و بدون ملال پیش از قاعدگی (PMDD)
- Authors
- نیلوفر میکائیلی, لاله صنوبر
- Journal
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)
- Year
- 2021
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 360
- What was tested
- None - this was an observational study
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.22059/japr.2021.303216.643529
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