Survey study, 2023
Does psychological capital and marital satisfaction help women with PMS manage their emotions better?
Yes. Women with stronger psychological capital (more hope and confidence) managed their emotions better, and this connection worked both directly and through marital satisfaction.
What they did
Researchers surveyed 380 women with PMS at a clinic in Kermanshah, Iran over 2018-2019. They asked questions about how women manage their emotions, their psychological capital (hope and confidence about the future), and satisfaction with marriage. They analyzed how these factors connected.
What they found
There was a clear connection between how women manage their emotions and their psychological capital. Psychological capital was also connected to better emotion management, both directly and through marital satisfaction.
What it means for you
Building psychological capital and improving marriage relationships may help women with PMS regulate their emotions better. However, this was a survey of a single clinic, not an experimental study, so we cannot prove these factors cause better emotion management.
380
women with PMS surveyed
About the study
- Original title
- Structural Model Cognitive Emotion Regulation in Women with Pre-Menstrual Syndrome Based on Psychological Capital: Mediating Role of Marital Satisfaction
- Authors
- R Sarchamy, shirin Koushki, Sh Banijamali et al.
- Journal
- Journal of Health and Care
- Year
- 2023
- Study design
- Survey study
- What was tested
- None
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.61186/jhc.25.1.62
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