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title: How does stress relate to premenstrual symptoms? | Niyora
description: Yes. Perceived stress and stress from adjusting to a new culture were the strongest links to symptom severity in Korean international students. In Korean dome
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/stress-and-premenstrual-symptoms-among-korean-women-studying-in-the-u-s-and-2017/
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Cohort study, 2017

# How does stress relate to premenstrual symptoms?

Yes. Perceived stress and stress from adjusting to a new culture were the strongest links to symptom severity in Korean international students. In Korean domestic students, a history of sexual abuse was the strongest link.

 Moderate study design

98 Korean international students in the U.S. and 89 Korean domestic students

## What they did

98 Korean international students in the U.S. and 89 Korean domestic students completed online surveys weekly for 10 weeks (November 2014 to February 2015).

## What they found

In international students, perceived stress (β = 0.30) and stress from adjusting to a new culture (β = 0.26) had the strongest relationship to symptom severity. International students reported higher stress and menstrual symptoms than domestic students (p < .001).

## What it means for you

Since stress can be managed, understanding its link to symptoms could help reduce them. The study only included Korean students, so findings may not apply to other groups.

98

international students (U.S.)

89

domestic students (Korea)

10

weeks of weekly tracking

## About the study

Original title Stress and premenstrual symptoms among Korean women studying in the U.S. and South Korea: A longitudinal web-based study Authors Lee Y, Im EO Journal Women & health Year 2017 Study design Cohort study Participants 98 What was tested None; observational study of perceived stress and adjustment stress Read the paper [doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2016.1181139](https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2016.1181139)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Dysmenorrhea and period pain](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-dysmenorrhea/)[Stress](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-stress/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/)

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