--- title: Does lavender aromatherapy reduce anxiety during premenstrual syndrome in teenage girls? description: Yes, lavender aromatherapy significantly reduced anxiety levels during PMS. Most girls shifted from moderate to mild anxiety after treatment. url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/effectiveness-of-lavender-aromatherapy-on-anxiety-in-smk-prima-indonesia-girls-2024/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Does lavender aromatherapy reduce anxiety during premenstrual syndrome in teenage girls? Non-randomised trial, 2024 # Does lavender aromatherapy reduce anxiety during premenstrual syndrome in teenage girls? Yes, lavender aromatherapy significantly reduced anxiety levels during PMS. Most girls shifted from moderate to mild anxiety after treatment. Early or limited evidence 85 teenage girls aged 13-17 in Indonesia with PMS symptoms ## What they did Researchers tested lavender aromatherapy on 85 teenage girls aged 13-17 with PMS. Girls were assessed for anxiety before and after treatment. The study ran from August 1 to October 25, 2022 with no control group. ## What they found Lavender aromatherapy significantly reduced anxiety (p=0.000, which is highly significant). Before treatment, most girls had moderate anxiety. After treatment, more girls had shifted to mild anxiety. ## What it means for you Lavender aromatherapy may be a simple way to ease anxiety during PMS. However, the study had no control group like placebo, so some improvement could have come from time passing or expectation. Results are limited to teenage girls. 85 Number of girls studied 0.000 P-value for anxiety reduction 13-17 Age range in years ## About the study Original title Effectiveness of Lavender Aromatherapy on Anxiety in SMK Prima Indonesia Girls During PMS Authors Nahdiyatul Mukaromah Journal Journal Midwifery Jurusan Kebidanan Politeknik Kesehatan Gorontalo Year 2024 Study design Non-randomised trial Participants 85 What was tested Lavender aromatherapy Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.52365/jm.v10i2.1070](https://doi.org/10.52365/jm.v10i2.1070) Original abstract Around 30–80% of women of reproductive age experience physical and psychological Premenstual Syndrome (PMS) symptoms, including anxiety, for which lavender aromatherapy is a recommended complementary treatment. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of aromatherapy on the anxiety levels of female students during PMS. Methods this research employed a quantitative method with a quasi-experimental approach using a Pretest-Posttest design without a control group. The study was conducted at SMK from August 1 to October 25, 2022. The population consisted of all female students in grade X who had experienced menarche, totaling 85 students aged 13-17 years old. Data collection was done using the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS) questionnaire, comprising 14 standard questions. Univariate and bivariate analyses were conducted using the T-Test. The results revealed a p-value of 0.000, which is less than α (0.05), indicating that lavender aromatherapy had a significant effect on reducing anxiety levels in female students during PMS. Before the treatment, most respondents experienced moderate anxiety, but after the aromatherapy, more respondents shifted to experiencing mild anxiety. Lavender aromatherapy is significantly effective in reducing anxiety levels in female students during premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Reproduced under CC-BY-SA. ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Anxiety and tension](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-anxiety/)[Other herbal medicine](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-herbal-other/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/)[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 Non-randomised trial, 2025 Does an educational video help teenagers with PMS knowledge and anxiety? Survey study, 2025 What is premenstrual syndrome and how can it be managed in adolescent girls? Survey study, 2020 What attitudes do teenage girls have about premenstrual syndrome, and what affects them? Randomised trial, 2020 Can learning coping strategies reduce anxiety in girls with PMS? Randomised trial, 2026 Does aerobic or resistance exercise reduce anxiety in women with PMS? Systematic review, 2024 How common is premenstrual syndrome in Africa, and what factors increase the risk? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗