Survey study, 2018
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.
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
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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