Survey study, 2015
Can PMS affect a woman's relationship with her husband?
Yes, this study found that worse PMS was linked to a worse marital relationship, especially for women with severe symptoms.
What they did
A cross-sectional study of 96 employed women at health centers. Anxiety, stress and depression were measured with the DASS-21 scale, PMS was confirmed using a short PMS questionnaire over two menstrual cycles, and marital relationship quality was measured with the RDAS questionnaire.
What they found
27.5% of women had mild PMS, 56% moderate, and 9.9% plus 5.4% had severe or very severe PMS. The link between PMS and marital relationship quality was statistically significant (P = 0.024). Follow-up testing (Tukey test) showed women with severe and very severe PMS scored lower on marital relationship quality.
What it means for you
Severe PMS may go along with more strain in a marriage, so getting help for PMS symptoms could also support relationship wellbeing. This is a cross-sectional study of a small group of employed women, so it cannot prove PMS causes relationship problems, only that the two are linked.
9.9%
had severe PMS
P = 0.024
link between PMS and marital relationship
96
women studied
About the study
- Original title
- Premenstrual syndrome and the marital relationship
- Authors
- راحله عسلی, F Jalal Marvi, F Ansari et al.
- Journal
- Journal of North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences
- Year
- 2015
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 96
- What was tested
- None (observational survey, no treatment tested)
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.29252/jnkums.7.2.465
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