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title: How common are PMS and PMDD in female university students, and do they affect academic performance?
description: PMS was very common at 92.3% and PMDD was 7.7%. PMDD symptoms negatively affected academic performance. But the study doesn't measure how much the impact is.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/prevalence-and-association-of-premenstrual-syndrome-and-premenstrual-dysphoric-2018/
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Survey study, 2018

# How common are PMS and PMDD in female university students, and do they affect academic performance?

PMS was very common at 92.3% and PMDD was 7.7%. PMDD symptoms negatively affected academic performance. But the study doesn't measure how much the impact is.

 Early or limited evidence

858 Jordanian female university students

## What they did

Cross-sectional prospective-correlational study of 858 Jordanian female university students. Data were collected about PMS and PMDD symptoms, academic motivation, and student involvement.

## What they found

Prevalence of PMS was 92.3% and PMDD was 7.7%. There were significant differences in self-determination levels between students with PMS and those with PMDD. PMDD had negative impact on academic performance.

## What it means for you

PMS and PMDD are very common in this student population and PMDD particularly affects academic performance. The study doesn't explain the mechanisms or measure the size of performance impacts. Results are specific to Jordan.

92.3%

Prevalence of PMS

7.7%

Prevalence of PMDD

858

Women studied

## About the study

Original title Prevalence and association of premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder with academic performance among female university students Authors Hussein Shehadeh J, Hamdan-Mansour AM Journal Perspectives in psychiatric care Year 2018 Study design Survey study Participants 858 What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12219](https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12219)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pmdd/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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