--- title: Does academic stress cause worse PMS symptoms in teenage girls? description: Yes, there is a clear relationship. Teenage girls with higher academic stress reported worse PMS symptoms. url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-relationship-of-academic-stress-levels-during-pandemic-with-premenstrual-2024/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Does academic stress cause worse PMS symptoms in teenage girls? Survey study, 2024 # Does academic stress cause worse PMS symptoms in teenage girls? Yes, there is a clear relationship. Teenage girls with higher academic stress reported worse PMS symptoms. Early or limited evidence 99 female third-year high school students in Indonesia ## What they did 99 female third-year high school students in Indonesia answered questionnaires about their academic stress and PMS symptoms from April to June 2022 during the pandemic. ## What they found There was a strong relationship between academic stress levels and PMS symptoms. Students with higher academic stress reported more severe PMS symptoms. ## What it means for you Academic stress appears linked with worse PMS symptoms in teenage girls. However, this was a single measurement study during the pandemic, so we cannot be sure that stress directly causes worse PMS or that this finding applies to other schools or countries. More research is needed. 99 high school students surveyed ## About the study Original title The Relationship of Academic Stress Levels During Pandemic with Premenstrual Syndrome in Third Grade Senior High School Student Authors Dewi Ayuningrum Puji Lestari, Noviyati Rahardjo Putri, Niken Bayu Argaheni et al. Journal Futurity Medicine. Year 2024 Study design Survey study Participants 99 What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.57125/fem.2024.09.30.09](https://doi.org/10.57125/fem.2024.09.30.09) Original abstract Aims: to determine the correlation between academic stress level with premenstrual syndrome in female adolescent. Study design: the employed research method was quantitative observational analysis using a cross-sectional design. Place and Duration of Study: this research was conducted at Senior High School 2 Purworejo, Indonesia, from April to June 2022. Methodology: this research method utilized quantitative observational analysis with a cross-sectional design. Statistical analysis was performed using the Spearman test with a significance level of ρ-value < 0.05. A total of 99 students participated in the study. Results: the result showed that there was a relationship between academic stress levels and premenstrual syndrome (ρ-value<0.05) with strong correlation (r=0.634). Conclusion: there is a clear relationship between academic stress levels with premenstrual syndrome. Reproduced under CC-BY. ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Stress](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-stress/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/) 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 Survey study, 2026 What dietary, lifestyle, and psychological factors are associated with PMS in young women? Survey study, 2025 What psychological and personal factors predict which university students will develop premenstrual syndrome? Survey study, 2021 Does physical activity or age at first period affect how much PMS a teenage girl experiences? Survey study, 2025 How common is PMS in high school girls, and which non-drug methods help reduce anxiety and stress? Survey study, 2025 Does stress cause PMS in adolescents? Non-randomised trial, 2024 Does cognitive-behavioral or mindfulness stress management help reduce PMS in high school girls? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗