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title: Do young women recognize how PMS affects work performance? | Niyora
description: Most students (79.4%) ignored PMS when rating employee performance, while 6.9% considered it. Students who perceived daily function problems from PMS were sig
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/perception-of-premenstrual-syndrome-and-attitude-of-evaluations-of-work-2015/
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Survey study, 2015

# Do young women recognize how PMS affects work performance?

Most students (79.4%) ignored PMS when rating employee performance, while 6.9% considered it. Students who perceived daily function problems from PMS were significantly more likely to consider it in evaluations. This shows many lack awareness.

 Early or limited evidence

1971 incoming female university students

## What they did

1971 incoming female university students completed questionnaires and rated an employee's performance in a simulated work scenario where PMS might affect output.

## What they found

79.4% of students neglected to consider PMS when evaluating work performance, while only 6.9% considered it. Students who perceived that PMS caused daily function impairment were significantly more likely to recognize its impact on performance.

## What it means for you

Most young women lack awareness of how PMS affects work performance. This is about attitudes and perception rather than the actual effects of PMS. Results are from one university.

1971

Students surveyed

79.4%

Did not consider PMS

6.9%

Considered PMS in evaluation

## About the study

Original title Perception of premenstrual syndrome and attitude of evaluations of work performance among incoming university female students Authors Cheng SH, Sun ZJ, Lee IH et al. Journal Biomedical journal Year 2015 Study design Survey study Participants 1,971 What was tested None; simulated scenarios assessed awareness Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.4103/2319-4170.138319](https://doi.org/10.4103/2319-4170.138319)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[Quality of life and daily functioning](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-quality-of-life/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/)

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