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title: Can anxiety and depression predict how severe PMS will be? | Niyora
description: Yes. Depression and anxiety strongly predict PMS severity. When depression increased by one level, PMS risk went up 41%. When anxiety increased by one level,
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/prediction-premenstrual-syndrome-pms-with-anxiety-and-depression-in-female-2025/
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# Can anxiety and depression predict how severe PMS will be?

Yes. Depression and anxiety strongly predict PMS severity. When depression increased by one level, PMS risk went up 41%. When anxiety increased by one level, risk went up 51%.

 Moderate study design

624 female university students in Ilam, Iran

## What they did

624 female university students in Iran completed questionnaires measuring PMS severity, anxiety, and depression. Researchers used statistical models to see which factors predicted worse PMS.

## What they found

Among the students, 33.4% had mild PMS, 52% had moderate PMS, and 14.6% had severe PMS. Depression increased PMS risk by 41% and anxiety by 51%. Sleeping longer hours also increased PMS risk by 40%.

## What it means for you

Mental health screening should be part of PMS management, but the study only included university students in one city in Iran, so results may not apply to all women.

624

Female university students

51%

PMS risk increase with anxiety

52%

Percentage with moderate PMS

## About the study

Original title Prediction premenstrual syndrome (PMS) with anxiety, and depression in female students Authors Li H, Sarokhani M, Gilan MHS et al. Journal BMC psychiatry Year 2025 Study design Survey study Participants 624 What was tested Questionnaires measuring anxiety, depression, and PMS symptoms Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07250-z](https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07250-z)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Anxiety and tension](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-anxiety/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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