Survey study, 2023
What psychological symptoms do adolescent girls with premenstrual syndrome experience?
Among 95 junior high school girls, 56.8% had PMS with mild severity. Most experienced irritability (87.4%), and large numbers experienced anxiety (72.6%) and withdrawal behavior (86.3%).
What they did
Cross-sectional descriptive study in 2021-2022 of all 95 students at a junior high school in Indonesia. Researchers used a questionnaire to assess the psychological symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.
What they found
54 out of 95 respondents (56.8%) experienced PMS with mild severity. Among all respondents, 83 (87.4%) experienced irritability, 69 (72.6%) experienced anxiety, and 82 (86.3%) experienced psychological problems including withdrawal.
What it means for you
Most adolescent girls with PMS have psychological symptoms including irritability, anxiety, and withdrawal. Better understanding of PMS through health education could help girls manage it. Main limits: cross-sectional study cannot prove cause, and this was a small sample from one school.
54
students with mild PMS
87.4%
students with irritability
86.3%
students with withdrawal
About the study
- Original title
- PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENT WOMEN WHO EXPERIENCE PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME AT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 3 TUBAN
- Authors
- Siti Nurul, Titik Sumiatin, Su'udi Su'udi
- Journal
- Global Ten Public Health and Nursing Journal
- Year
- 2023
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 95
- What was tested
- None (descriptive study)
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.36568/gtphnj.v1i1.5
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