--- title: Does penguin exercise reduce anxiety in girls with premenstrual syndrome? description: Girls who did penguin exercise showed a clear difference in anxiety levels, while girls in the control group showed no change. This suggests penguin exercise url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-effect-of-penguin-exercise-on-the-anxiety-levels-of-female-students-who-2020/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Does penguin exercise reduce anxiety in girls with premenstrual syndrome? Survey study, 2020 # Does penguin exercise reduce anxiety in girls with premenstrual syndrome? Girls who did penguin exercise showed a clear difference in anxiety levels, while girls in the control group showed no change. This suggests penguin exercise may help reduce anxiety during PMS. Early or limited evidence Female 8th grade students with PMS at one school in Indonesia ## What they did They assigned female 8th grade students to either do penguin exercise or be in a control group that did not. They measured anxiety using a questionnaire before and after. ## What they found Girls who did penguin exercise showed a clear reduction in anxiety levels. Girls in the control group showed no change in anxiety. ## What it means for you Penguin exercise may help reduce anxiety in girls with PMS. However, this study was small and only included girls from one school in Indonesia, so we would need to test this in more girls from different countries to be confident it works. ## About the study Original title The Effect of Penguin Exercise on the Anxiety Levels of Female Students Who Experience Premenstrual Syndrome Authors Handoyo Handoyo, Hartati Hartati, Esti Dwi Widayanti Journal Jurnal Keperawatan Soedirman Year 2020 Study design Survey study What was tested Penguin exercise Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.20884/1.jks.2020.15.2.1059](https://doi.org/10.20884/1.jks.2020.15.2.1059) Original abstract Premenstrual syndrome includes a variety of abnormal physical, psychological, and emotional symptoms associated with a woman's menstrual cycle. The syndrome can interfere with several aspects of women’s lives and lead to a decrease in work productivity and concentration in school, as well as anxiety and depression. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Penguin exercise on the anxiety levels of young women who experience premenstrual syndrome. This type of research was Quasi Experimental using pre and post test design with a control group. The population of this study were all 8th grade students at SMP N 9 Purwokerto. The sampling technique was simple random sampling. The instrument used to assess anxiety levels was the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS) questionnaire. Analysis of the data was performed using Wilcoxon's rank sum test. The results showed that Penguin exercise had a significant effect on the level of anxiety in the treatment group (value p = 0,000) and there was no significant effect on the control group (p value = 0.233). The conclusion of this study is that Penguin exercise can affect the anxiety levels of 8th grade female students at SMP N 9 Purwokerto who experience premenstrual syndrome. Reproduced under CC-BY. ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Anxiety and tension](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-anxiety/)[Exercise and yoga](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-exercise/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Randomised trial, 2026 Does aerobic or resistance exercise reduce anxiety in women with PMS? Survey study, 2020 Can teaching about yoga techniques improve girls' knowledge about managing PMS? Survey study, 2026 How does PMS affect test anxiety in nursing students? Lab study, 2026 Do core stability exercises help women with PMDD? Survey study, 2026 Does exercise help college women with period problems and mental health? Cohort study, 2026 Are diet and lifestyle linked to premenstrual symptoms in college students? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗