Survey study, 2018
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.
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
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