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title: Are premenstrual symptoms related to difficulty identifying emotions?
description: Yes, women with more premenstrual and menstrual symptoms are more likely to have difficulty identifying and describing their emotions. The relationship betwee
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/relationship-of-premenstrual-and-menstrual-symptoms-to-alexithymia-among-nursing-2018/
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# Are premenstrual symptoms related to difficulty identifying emotions?

Yes, women with more premenstrual and menstrual symptoms are more likely to have difficulty identifying and describing their emotions. The relationship between the two is clear.

 Early or limited evidence

284 nursing students

## What they did

Researchers studied 284 nursing students and measured their premenstrual symptoms, menstrual symptoms, and difficulty identifying emotions using three different questionnaires.

## What they found

Women with higher premenstrual and menstrual symptom scores had higher scores for difficulty identifying emotions. There was a clear positive relationship between the two.

## What it means for you

Women experiencing more premenstrual and menstrual symptoms may have difficulty recognizing and expressing their emotions. Recognizing this connection could help women understand and manage their emotional symptoms. The study was limited to nursing students in one location.

284

Nursing students studied

103.56

Average PMS symptom score

45.22

Average emotion difficulty score

## About the study

Original title Relationship of premenstrual and menstrual symptoms to alexithymia among nursing students Authors Öksüz E, Guvenc G Journal Perspectives in psychiatric care Year 2018 Study design Survey study Participants 284 What was tested None - observational study Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12271](https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12271)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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