--- title: Does the Chinese version of the PMS screening questionnaire work well? description: Yes. The Chinese version is reliable and valid for identifying PMS and PMDD in Chinese college students. url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/reliability-and-validity-of-the-chinese-version-of-the-premenstrual-symptoms-2026/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Does the Chinese version of the PMS screening questionnaire work well? Survey study, 2026 # Does the Chinese version of the PMS screening questionnaire work well? Yes. The Chinese version is reliable and valid for identifying PMS and PMDD in Chinese college students. Moderate study design 1366 female college students in China ## What they did 1366 female college students in China completed a Chinese version of a PMS screening questionnaire along with depression and anxiety questionnaires. A separate group of 50 women completed the PMS questionnaire twice about 30 days apart to test consistency. ## What they found The questionnaire showed excellent consistency with internal consistency scores of 0.91-0.95 and test-retest reliability of 0.89-0.99. Women with PMS and PMDD had significantly higher symptom scores than healthy controls. ## What it means for you The Chinese screening tool is reliable for identifying PMS in college students. Results are limited to college-aged women, so we don't know if it works equally well for other age groups. 1366 female college students studied 0.91-0.95 internal consistency of questionnaire 0.89-0.99 test-retest reliability ## About the study Original title Reliability and Validity of the Chinese Version of the Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool Authors Li X, Wang X Journal Brain and behavior Year 2026 Study design Survey study Participants 1,366 What was tested None - validation study of a screening questionnaire. Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1002/brb3.71455](https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.71455) Original abstract Objective: To evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool (PSST) in a sample of Chinese female college students. Methods: A total of 1366 female college students completed the Chinese version of the PSST, the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ), and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD). According to the screening criteria of the PSST, 196 participants were categorized into the premenstrual syndrome (PMS) group, 24 participants were categorized into the premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) group, and the remaining 1146 were assigned to the healthy control group. For test-retest reliability assessment, a separate sample of 50 female college students completed the Chinese PSST twice, with a retest interval of 28-32 days (M = 30.27, SD = 0.55). Results: The Cronbach's α coefficients for the Symptom Dimension, Impact Dimension, and total scale of the Chinese PSST were 0.95, 0.93, and 0.91, respectively; the corresponding test-retest reliability coefficients (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC]) were 0.89, 0.99, and 0.94, respectively. The scale showed satisfactory empirical validity: the proportion of moderate-to-severe symptom endorsements (score = 2-3) across all PSST items was significantly higher in the PMS group and the PMDD group than in the healthy control group (all p 2 /df = 4.21, GFI = 0.932, CFI = 0.925, TLI = 0.905, RMSEA = 0.05), indicating good construct validity. Conclusion: The Chinese version of the PSST exhibits excellent reliability and validity among Chinese female college students and thus serves as a reliable tool for screening moderate-to-severe PMS in this population. 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