Survey study, 2025
Does climate change anxiety affect premenstrual syndrome?
Women with PMS had higher climate change anxiety scores. Women who felt affected by climate change were 2.1 times more likely to have PMS, though the study design doesn't show whether anxiety causes PMS or vice versa.
What they did
Online survey of 456 women of reproductive age between December 2023 and February 2024. They measured PMS with a PMS Scale and anxiety about climate change with an Eco-Anxiety Scale.
What they found
44.7% of women had PMS. Women with PMS had significantly higher climate anxiety scores. Women who felt affected by climate change had 2.1 times the odds of having PMS (p = 0.035).
What it means for you
Worrying about climate change may be linked to PMS, but this is a snapshot study from one time period, so we don't know if anxiety causes PMS or vice versa. The study was online-only, which may not represent all women.
44.7%
Prevalence of PMS
2.109
Odds ratio for being affected by climate change
27.28 ± 6.44
Average Eco-Anxiety Scale score
About the study
- Original title
- The impact of climate change anxiety on premenstrual syndrome: A cross-sectional study
- Authors
- Yesildere Saglam H, Mizrak Sahin B
- Journal
- Journal of evaluation in clinical practice
- Year
- 2025
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 456
- What was tested
- None (observational study)
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1111/jep.14177
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