Survey study, 2024
Does knowing more about PMS help high school girls manage stress about their symptoms?
Yes. There was a statistically significant relationship between knowledge about PMS and stress levels (p = 0.000), with girls having more knowledge reporting lower stress.
What they did
Cross-sectional study of 30 female high school students in class X at a private vocational school in Air Putih District, Batubara Regency, Indonesia. Researchers used questionnaires to measure knowledge about PMS and stress levels in dealing with premenstrual symptoms.
What they found
A statistically significant relationship was found between knowledge level and stress level regarding PMS (p-value = 0.000, chi-square = 48.302). The relationship suggests that increased knowledge about PMS and learning relaxation techniques could help minimize stress in teenagers experiencing premenstrual symptoms.
What it means for you
Understanding more about PMS appears to help girls manage stress better when symptoms occur. The study was very small (30 girls) in one school, so results may not generalize to other populations. Cross-sectional design shows association but does not prove that knowledge causes lower stress. No specific effect sizes were reported beyond the p-value.
30
Students studied
0.000
P-value for relationship between knowledge and stress
48.302
Chi-square value
About the study
- Original title
- The Relationship between Knowledge and Stress Levels Facing Premenstrual Syndrome in Class X Female Students at SMK Swasta Alwasliyah 17
- Authors
- Rostina Afrida Pohan, Meni Fuzi Astuti Tanjung, Erlina Esther Rotua Siringoringo
- Journal
- International Journal of Public Health Excellence (IJPHE)
- Year
- 2024
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 30
- What was tested
- None. Observational study.
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.55299/ijphe.v3i1.668
Original abstract
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) Is a group of physical, behavioral and emotional symptoms that occur cyclically and repeatedly Around 75% of women complain of symptoms of premenstrual syndrome and 30% of them require treatment. This study aims to identify the relationship between knowledge and stress levels in dealing with pre-menstrual syndrome in class X female students at SMK Swasta Alwasliyah 17, Air Putih District. This type of research is correlational, namely examining the relationship between two variables in a situation or group of subjects, using a cross-sectional approach, namely looking for the relationship between the variables studied. The place of this research was carried out at SMK Swasta Alwasliyah 17, Air Putih District, Batubara Regency. The sample for this research was 30 female students in class X of SMK Swasta Alwasliyah 17. Based on statistical tests, it is known that there is a relationship between the level of knowledge and the level of stress in dealing with pre-menstrual syndrome, characterized by a significance value of p-value 0.000 > (0.05) where the p-value is 0.000 and the chi-square value is 48.302. Suggestions in research so that teenagers can increase their knowledge about pre-menstrual syndrome and control excessive stress by learning relaxation techniques to minimize stress.
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