Survey study, 2025
Does PMS affect women's life satisfaction, and what factors help?
Yes, PMS significantly affects life satisfaction. Exercise habits, employment status, and how women cope with PMS symptoms all influence their satisfaction.
What they did
Two-phase study. Phase one developed a 15-item life satisfaction scale in 158 women; phase two tested it in 379 women. Researchers used statistical methods to check if the scale measured what it should and identified factors linked to life satisfaction.
What they found
The 15-item scale with three subscales had excellent reliability (Cronbach alpha 0.880 and McDonald's omega 0.885) and good fit to the data. Life satisfaction was significantly linked to employment status, exercise habits, chronic disease diagnosis, and PMS coping methods.
What it means for you
PMS affects quality of life, and lifestyle factors like exercise matter. However, this is a tool development study, not a test of treatments, so we cannot say exercise will improve PMS-related life satisfaction.
379
women in phase two
15
items in the final scale
0.880
internal consistency (Cronbach alpha)
About the study
- Original title
- Life satisfaction in individuals with premenstrual syndrome: Scale development and evaluation of psychometric properties
- Authors
- Demirhan Kayacik A, Ilcioglu K
- Journal
- Journal of affective disorders
- Year
- 2025
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 379
- What was tested
- None - this was development and testing of a life satisfaction scale
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.119757
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