--- title: How do families cope when a woman has premenstrual symptoms? | Niyora description: Families with women who have more PMS symptoms use spiritual or religious coping more often. These families may also tend to keep problems private and avoid t url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/family-coping-and-premenstrual-symptomatology-1993/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - How do families cope when a woman has premenstrual symptoms? Survey study, 1993 # How do families cope when a woman has premenstrual symptoms? Families with women who have more PMS symptoms use spiritual or religious coping more often. These families may also tend to keep problems private and avoid talking about them with others. Early or limited evidence 104 couples ## What they did They recruited 104 couples from medical practices, community seminars, and media announcements and interviewed them about how their families cope with the woman's premenstrual symptoms. ## What they found Families with women who had high symptoms used spiritual or religious coping strategies more frequently than families with women who had low symptoms. Husbands were more likely to say the problem would go away if they waited long enough, especially when their wives had many symptoms. ## What it means for you Spiritual and religious support might help families manage PMS. But these families may not reach out to friends or community for help. We only know what families reported at one point in time, not whether coping changes over months or years. 104 couples interviewed ## About the study Original title Family coping and premenstrual symptomatology Authors Ornitz AW, Brown MA Journal Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN Year 1993 Study design Survey study Participants 3 What was tested None - this looked at how families naturally cope Read the paper [doi.org/10.1111/j.1552-6909.1993.tb01782.x](https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1552-6909.1993.tb01782.x) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[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 Systematic review, 2026 What is it like for women to live with PMS or PMDD? Systematic review, 2025 Is there a link between stress, trauma, and premenstrual symptoms? Cohort study, 2025 Is there a link between premenstrual disorders and autoimmune disease? Cohort study, 2024 Do women with severe premenstrual disorders have higher risk of relationship breakup? Cohort study, 2024 Is there a link between sleep and menstrual problems in teenage girls? Randomised trial, 2023 Does taking sertraline when PMDD symptoms start improve how well women function? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗