Randomised trial, 2025
Does group counseling based on positive psychology help students with premenstrual syndrome?
Yes, women who received positive psychology counseling significantly improved their psychological resilience and coping ability immediately and 2 months after treatment (p=0.001).
What they did
Randomized controlled trial with 40 students with PMS in 2021. The intervention group attended 6 group counseling sessions based on Seligman's positive psychology approach. Researchers measured psychological capital scores before the sessions, immediately after, and again 2 months later.
What they found
The intervention group showed significant increases in psychological capital scores both immediately after the intervention and at 2-month follow-up (p=0.001), while the control group did not improve.
What it means for you
Positive psychology counseling may help women with PMS develop emotional resilience and better coping skills. The study was small and conducted in one location only, so results may not apply to all women.
40
total participants
6
counseling sessions
0.001
p-value for improvement
About the study
- Original title
- The effectiveness of group counselling based on positive psychology on the psychology capital of students with premenstrual syndrome: a randomized controlled clinical trial
- Authors
- Mohebbi P, Mirzaeyan H, Ebrahimi L et al.
- Journal
- Psychology, health & medicine
- Year
- 2025
- Study design
- Randomised trial
- Participants
- 40
- What was tested
- Six group counseling sessions based on positive psychology
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2024.2438582
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