Survey study, 2023
Is there a link between how emotions are expressed in relationships and PMS symptoms?
Yes. Women with higher expressed emotion also experienced more PMS symptoms.
What they did
Cross-sectional survey of 220 women aged 15-30 (both married and unmarried) using convenience sampling. Data was collected through descriptive and inferential statistics to analyze the relationship between expressed emotion and PMS.
What they found
A positive correlation was found between expressed emotion and PMS, meaning women with higher expressed emotion also reported more PMS symptoms.
What it means for you
Emotional expression in relationships may be linked to PMS symptoms. The main limitations are that the study is small, uses convenience sampling, and does not prove that emotions cause PMS. The abstract also does not clearly define what expressed emotion means.
220
Women studied
15-30
Age range in years
Positive
Correlation between expressed emotion and PMS
About the study
- Original title
- Nature of Expressed Emotion on Pre-Menstrual Syndrome
- Authors
- A Prakash
- Journal
- International Journal of Pharmacognosy & Chinese Medicine
- Year
- 2023
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 220
- What was tested
- None - observational study
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.23880/ipcm-16000242