--- title: Is worry about environmental damage linked to worse PMS and lower quality of life? description: Yes. Women who worry more about environmental damage reported higher PMS severity and lower quality of life in both physical and mental health. However, this url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/relacion-entre-ecoansiedad-gravedad-del-sindrome-premenstrual-y-calidad-de-vida-2026/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Is worry about environmental damage linked to worse PMS and lower quality of life? Study, 2026 # Is worry about environmental damage linked to worse PMS and lower quality of life? Yes. Women who worry more about environmental damage reported higher PMS severity and lower quality of life in both physical and mental health. However, this does not prove worry causes worse PMS. Moderate study design 614 women of reproductive age ## What they did Researchers surveyed 614 women of reproductive age. They measured eco-anxiety (worry about the environment), PMS severity, and quality of life using standardized questionnaires. ## What they found Higher eco-anxiety was linked to more severe PMS. When eco-anxiety increased by 1 point on their scale, PMS severity increased by 1.11 points. Higher eco-anxiety was also linked to lower quality of life in both physical and mental health. For each 1-point increase in eco-anxiety, physical quality of life decreased by 0.08 points and mental quality of life decreased by 0.13 points. ## What it means for you Women who worry more about environmental damage tend to report worse PMS and lower quality of life. However, the study measured everything at one point in time, so we cannot know if worry causes worse PMS or if other factors link them together. The study does not show what causes what. 614 women surveyed 1.11 increase in PMS severity per unit of eco-anxiety 0.13 decrease in mental quality of life per unit of eco-anxiety ## About the study Original title Relación entre ecoansiedad, gravedad del síndrome premenstrual y calidad de vida entre mujeres en edad reproductiva, y factores relacionados Authors Ebru Cirban Ekrem, Ayça Akar, Ahsen Akar Journal Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem Year 2026 Study design Study What was tested None — this was a survey study Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.7793.4836](https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.7793.4836) Original abstract Objetivo: el propósito de este estudio es determinar la relación entre ecoansiedad, gravedad del síndrome premenstrual y calidad de vida entre mujeres en edad reproductiva y detectar factores relacionados. Método: este estudio transversal y correlacional incluyó mujeres en edad reproductiva. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 614 participantes. Los datos se recolectaron por medio de un Formulario de información descriptiva, de la Escala de Ecoansiedad, de la Escala de Síndrome Premenstrual y de la Escala SF-12 de Calidad de Vida. Resultados: se verificó una correlación positiva entre la Escala de Ecoansiedad y la Escala de Síndrome Premenstrual; en contrapartida, se detectó una correlación negativa entre la Escala de Ecoansiedad y las subdimensiones física y mental de la Escala SF-12 de Calidad de vida (p<0,05). Las escalas de Ecoansiedad, Síndrome Premenstrual y SF-12 de Calidad de Vida presentaron efectos con significancia estadística sobre las puntuaciones correspondientes a las dimensiones física y mental (p<0,05). Específicamente, un aumento de 1 unidad en la puntuación de la Escala de Ecoansiedad causa un incremento de 1,11 unidades en la de la Escala de Síndrome Premenstrual, una reducción de 0,08 unidades en la correspondiente a la dimensión física de la Escala de Calidad de vida y una disminución de 0,13 unidades en la puntuación de la dimensión mental. Conclusión: a medida que se intensifica la ecoansiedad entre las mujeres, la gravedad de los síntomas del síndrome premenstrual aumenta y la calidad de vida se reduce. La ecoansiedad, la gravedad del síndrome premenstrual y la calidad de vida se vieron influenciadas por las características específicas de cada mujer. Reproduced under CC-BY. ## Topics [Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗