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title: Do women with different types of premenstrual symptoms use different coping strategies?
description: Different symptom types relate to different impacts on health, but women used similar coping strategies regardless of their symptom type.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/premenstrual-symptom-clusters-and-women-s-coping-style-in-korea-happy-healthy-2016/
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- Do women with different types of premenstrual symptoms use different coping strategies?

Study, 2016

# Do women with different types of premenstrual symptoms use different coping strategies?

Different symptom types relate to different impacts on health, but women used similar coping strategies regardless of their symptom type.

 Moderate study design

349 women with premenstrual symptoms in Korea

## What they did

349 women with premenstrual symptoms used a smartphone app to track their symptoms and coping strategies over time. Researchers identified different symptom clusters and compared health outcomes and coping strategies across groups.

## What they found

Three symptom groups were identified: general discomfort, negative affect, and turmoil. These groups differed in perceived health, depressive feelings, quality of life, and suicidal thinking. However, women in different symptom groups used similar coping strategies with similar frequency and reported similar effectiveness.

## What it means for you

Women with different types of premenstrual symptoms may benefit from tailored approaches rather than one treatment for all. The main limits are that this study relied on self-report through a smartphone app and only showed associations, not whether different approaches actually help. Findings only apply to women who use smartphones.

349

women

3

symptom clusters identified

smartphone app

method

## About the study

Original title Premenstrual symptom clusters and women's coping style in Korea: happy healthy 20s application study Authors Cha C, Nam SJ Journal Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology Year 2016 Study design Study Participants 349 What was tested None; observational tracking through smartphone app Read the paper [doi.org/10.3109/0167482x.2016.1157159](https://doi.org/10.3109/0167482x.2016.1157159)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Suicidality](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-suicidality/)[Apps and digital interventions](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-digital-health/)[Quality of life and daily functioning](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-quality-of-life/)

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