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title: Does resilience protect shift-work nurses with PMS from depression?
description: Yes. Resilience (the ability to bounce back from difficulties) was linked to less depression. Resilience partially explained why premenstrual discomfort led t
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# Does resilience protect shift-work nurses with PMS from depression?

Yes. Resilience (the ability to bounce back from difficulties) was linked to less depression. Resilience partially explained why premenstrual discomfort led to depression in these nurses.

 Early or limited evidence

132 female nurses working three-shift rotations from a university hospital in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

## What they did

132 nurses working rotating shifts completed questionnaires measuring premenstrual discomfort, resilience, and depression. Researchers looked at how these factors related and whether resilience helped protect against depression.

## What they found

Premenstrual discomfort was linked to depression. Resilience was linked to both less premenstrual discomfort and less depression. Resilience partially explained the relationship between premenstrual discomfort and depression. Nurses with regular periods had less premenstrual discomfort than those with irregular periods.

## What it means for you

Building resilience might help shift-work nurses with PMS reduce depression. Shift work makes this particularly important. This was a specific group at one hospital, so results may not apply to others.

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shift-work nurses with PMS

## About the study

Original title Mediating Effects of Resilience on the Relationship between Premenstrual Distress and Depression in Shift Work Nurses Authors Mun Hee Jun, Sehoon Hong Journal Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction Year 2021 Study design Survey study Read the paper [doi.org/10.22251/jlcci.2021.21.20.289](https://doi.org/10.22251/jlcci.2021.21.20.289)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)

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