--- title: Does education about PMS help couples' satisfaction and adjustment? description: Yes. Couples who received education about PMS together showed significantly better marital satisfaction and adjustment compared to couples who received no edu url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-effectiveness-of-educational-intervention-for-awareness-of-premenstrual-2024/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Does education about PMS help couples' satisfaction and adjustment? Survey study, 2024 # Does education about PMS help couples' satisfaction and adjustment? Yes. Couples who received education about PMS together showed significantly better marital satisfaction and adjustment compared to couples who received no education. Moderate study design 41 women with PMS and their spouses (intervention) and 39 women with PMS and their spouses (control) in Qom, Iran ## What they did An intervention study in 2022 with two groups: 41 women with PMS and their spouses received four two-hour education sessions on PMS, while 39 women and their spouses served as a control group. Both groups were surveyed before and after using marital satisfaction and adjustment scales. ## What they found The intervention group showed significant improvements in marital satisfaction (p = 0.01), overall dyadic adjustment (p = 0.019), the correlation dimension (p = 0.001), and affection expression (p = 0.044) compared to controls. ## What it means for you Teaching couples about PMS together improved how satisfied and adjusted they feel in their marriage. The improvements suggest that education and shared understanding matter. The study only included 41 couples in one Iranian city, so findings may not apply to all relationships or cultures. 41 women and spouses in education group 39 women and spouses in control group p = 0.01 significance of marital satisfaction improvement ## About the study Original title The Effectiveness of Educational Intervention for Awareness of Premenstrual Syndrome on Marital Satisfaction and Marital Adjustment Authors Fatteme Firozi, Zohre Khalajinia, Hanieh Rahimi et al. Journal Current Women s Health Reviews Year 2024 Study design Survey study Participants 41 What was tested Four two-hour educational sessions about PMS provided to women and their spouses together Read the paper [doi.org/10.2174/0115734048295209240524050437](https://doi.org/10.2174/0115734048295209240524050437) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Psychotherapy, counselling and education](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-psychotherapy/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/) 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 Study, 2026 What coping strategies help women manage PMS symptoms? Survey study, 2022 Do different healthcare providers differ in recognizing and treating PMDD? Randomised trial, 2017 Can couples therapy help with severe PMS or PMDD more than individual therapy alone? Survey study, 2015 What helps high school girls manage premenstrual symptoms? Survey study, 2026 Does being kind to yourself help reduce how negative attitudes about menstruation worsen PMS symptoms? Survey study, 2025 Does childhood trauma affect PMS symptoms and how women experience childbirth? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗