Survey study, 2025
Does PMS affect how well nursing students can focus on learning?
Yes. PMS was negatively linked to learning focus and was one of five main factors affecting students' ability to concentrate.
What they did
Cross-sectional study of 168 nursing students (2nd-4th year) at a university in South Korea. Surveys collected May 19-30, 2025. Measured menstrual attitudes, PMS, endocrine disruptor exposure, and learning immersion (ability to focus).
What they found
Mean scores: menstrual attitudes 4.13/7, PMS 3.13/5, endocrine disruptor exposure 3.07/5, learning immersion 2.92/5. PMS negatively correlated with learning immersion. Five main factors affecting learning immersion were menstruation duration, alcohol use, academic year, pain relief methods, and PMS, explaining 61% of variance.
What it means for you
This suggests PMS and lifestyle factors like alcohol use affect how well nursing students concentrate on learning. However, this is a cross-sectional study so we cannot prove causation. Study included only 168 students from one university in South Korea, so results may not apply widely.
168
nursing students studied
3.13/5
mean PMS score
61%
variance explained by main factors
About the study
- Original title
- The Effects of Menstrual Attitude, Premenstrual Syndrome, and Endocrine Disruptor Exposure on Learning Immersion among Nursing Students
- Authors
- 진주보건대학교 간호학부 조교수, Young-Lang Lim
- Journal
- Journal of Health and Beauty
- Year
- 2025
- Study design
- Survey study
- What was tested
- None - observational study
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.35131/ishb.2025.19.2.49
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