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title: Is difficulty identifying emotions linked to PMS? | Niyora
description: The study found an association between alexithymia (difficulty identifying and describing emotions) and PMS. However, the abstract provides limited detail, so
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/association-of-alexithymia-and-pre-menstrual-syndrome-pms-2018/
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# Is difficulty identifying emotions linked to PMS?

The study found an association between alexithymia (difficulty identifying and describing emotions) and PMS. However, the abstract provides limited detail, so we cannot be confident about the strength or practical meaning of this link.

 Early or limited evidence

100 unmarried women aged 18 to 24

## What they did

Cross-sectional questionnaire study with 100 unmarried young adults aged 18 to 24. Participants completed the Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale. The results were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient.

## What they found

Alexithymia was associated with Premenstrual Syndrome using correlation analysis.

## What it means for you

There may be a link between difficulty recognizing emotions and PMS symptoms. However, the abstract provides almost no details about the strength of the association or what it means in practical terms. The main limitations are the cross-sectional design, small sample, and lack of comparison group.

100

participants

18-24

age range in years

## About the study

Original title Association of Alexithymia and Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS) Authors Meharmeet Kaur Journal International Journal of Indian Psychology Year 2018 Study design Survey study Participants 100 Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.25215/0604.005](https://doi.org/10.25215/0604.005) Original abstract

The present study is an effort to examine alexithymia in women with the Premenstrual syndrome. For this purpose, a sample of 100 unmarried young adults within the age range of 18-24 years was included in the study after obtaining their informed consent. They were assessed on Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool (Steiner, Macdougall & Brown, 2003), and on Toronto Alexithymia Scale (Bagby, Parker, & Taylor, 1994). By applying Karl Pearson’s Coefficient of correlation, it was found out, that Alexithymia is associated with Premenstrual Syndrome. A detailed discussion of the results and their implications would be discussed in the paper.

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## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)

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