Survey study, 2019
How common is PMS in female university students, and does it affect mental well-being?
PMS was very common in this group of students, and worse PMS symptoms were linked to lower psychological well-being, though PMS only explained a small part of that well-being.
What they did
A cross-sectional study of 226 female students at Qom University of Medical Sciences in Iran (2017-2018). Students filled out questionnaires on PMS symptoms, psychological well-being, and basic personal details. Researchers looked for correlations between PMS severity and well-being.
What they found
37% of students had mild PMS symptoms, 49.8% had moderate symptoms, and 13.2% had severe symptoms. PMS severity was significantly correlated with psychological well-being (p<0.01) and predicted 11% of the variation in well-being.
What it means for you
PMS is very common among these students and is tied to how well they feel psychologically, but this study only shows a correlation, not that PMS causes poorer well-being. It looked at one university in Iran at one point in time, so results may not apply elsewhere.
49.8%
had moderate PMS symptoms
13.2%
had severe PMS symptoms
11%
of well-being variance predicted by PMS severity
About the study
- Original title
- Prevalence and Severity of Premenstrual Syndrome and Its Relationship with Psychological Well-Being in Students of Qom University of Medical Sciences, (Iran)
- Authors
- Seyed Reza SeyedTabaee, Parvin Rahmatinejad, Kosar Feridooni
- Journal
- Qom Univ Med Sci J
- Year
- 2019
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 226
- What was tested
- None (observational study; no treatment tested)
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.29252/qums.13.10.72
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