--- title: Do women with PMS have higher anxiety, stress, and different personality traits? description: Yes. Women with PMS had significantly higher anxiety sensitivity and stress levels, higher neuroticism and psychoticism traits, and slightly lower extraversio url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/anxiety-sensitivity-perceived-stress-personality-traits-and-premenstrual-2025/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Do women with PMS have higher anxiety, stress, and different personality traits? Survey study, 2025 # Do women with PMS have higher anxiety, stress, and different personality traits? Yes. Women with PMS had significantly higher anxiety sensitivity and stress levels, higher neuroticism and psychoticism traits, and slightly lower extraversion than women without PMS. Moderate study design 1008 young adult women healthcare workers studied during the COVID-19 pandemic ## What they did Researchers surveyed 1008 female healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. They collected information about PMS, anxiety sensitivity, perceived stress, and personality traits using standard questionnaires. ## What they found Women with PMS had higher anxiety sensitivity (27.64 vs 16.51), higher perceived stress (23.52 vs 19.16), and higher neuroticism (4.20 vs 3.19) and psychoticism (1.74 vs 1.51). Their extraversion was slightly lower (3.87 vs 3.98). All of these scores correlated with each other, meaning as PMS symptoms increased, anxiety, stress, and these personality traits also increased. ## What it means for you PMS appears linked to anxiety, stress, and certain personality patterns in healthcare workers. This does not tell us whether these traits come before PMS or develop because of PMS, since this is a cross-sectional survey. Women with PMS might benefit from therapy and education about managing PMS symptoms. 1008 Healthcare workers studied 27.64 vs 16.51 Anxiety sensitivity scores with PMS vs without 23.52 vs 19.16 Perceived stress scores with PMS vs without ## About the study Original title Anxiety sensitivity, perceived stress, personality traits and premenstrual syndrome in young adult women healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic Authors Gümüşsoy S, Keskin G, Yıldırım GÖ Journal Work (Reading, Mass.) Year 2025 Study design Survey study Participants 1,008 What was tested None. This was a survey measuring existing traits. Read the paper [doi.org/10.1177/10519815241290293](https://doi.org/10.1177/10519815241290293) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Anxiety and tension](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-anxiety/)[Stress](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-stress/)[Psychotherapy, counselling and education](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-psychotherapy/)[Schizophrenia and psychosis](https://niyora.com/research/topics/comorbidity-psychosis/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/) 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 Is academic stress linked to PMS severity in university students? Survey study, 2024 How do hormonal changes during the menstrual cycle affect gut health and mood? Survey study, 2020 What attitudes do teenage girls have about premenstrual syndrome, and what affects them? Randomised trial, 2017 Does yoga help with PMS symptoms? Systematic review, 2026 Do mindfulness and relaxation techniques help with PMS symptoms? Systematic review, 2024 Does yoga help reduce PMS symptoms? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗