---
title: Is there a link between PMS and sleep quality in young women?
description: Yes, students with worse PMS symptoms tended to have worse sleep quality, and PMS-related sleep changes were the strongest predictor of poor sleep.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/relationship-between-premenstrual-syndrome-and-sleep-quality-among-nursing-and-2022/
---

- [Niyora](https://niyora.com/)
- [Research](https://niyora.com/research/)
- [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/)
- Is there a link between PMS and sleep quality in young women?

Survey study, 2022

# Is there a link between PMS and sleep quality in young women?

Yes, students with worse PMS symptoms tended to have worse sleep quality, and PMS-related sleep changes were the strongest predictor of poor sleep.

 Early or limited evidence

313 nursing and medical students

## What they did

313 nursing and medical students filled in two questionnaires in a one-time survey: the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.

## What they found

Sleep quality scores were positively correlated with PMS scores overall and with its subscales. Sleep changes were the strongest predictor of poor sleep quality, followed by depressive thoughts (p < .01), then depressive mood, bloating, and total PMS score (p < .05).

## What it means for you

Students with more PMS symptoms, especially sleep changes and depressive thoughts, tend to sleep worse. This was a one-time survey in students, so it cannot prove PMS causes poor sleep, and the authors call for studies that actually test ways to improve sleep in PMS.

313

Students studied

p<.01

Depressive thoughts link

p<.05

Mood/bloating/total score link

## About the study

Original title Relationship between premenstrual syndrome and sleep quality among nursing and medical students Authors Erbil N, Yücesoy H Journal Perspectives in psychiatric care Year 2022 Study design Survey study Participants 313 What was tested No intervention tested; this was an observational cross-sectional survey. Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12628](https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12628)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Sleep and insomnia](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-sleep/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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.

## Related studies

Survey study, 2026

What dietary, lifestyle, and psychological factors are associated with PMS in young women?

Survey study, 2025

Are premenstrual dysphoric disorder symptoms, stress, and sleep quality linked in female nursing students?

Case-control study, 2020

Is diet quality lower in teenagers with PMS?

Survey study, 2019

What lifestyle and sleep habits are linked to PMS in teenage girls?

Cohort study, 2025

Does PMS affect mental health and sleep-wake cycles?

Survey study, 2023

Does childhood trauma increase the risk of PMDD?

Ask AI about this page

Copy prompt

ChatGPT

↗

Claude

↗

Perplexity

↗

Google AI Mode

↗

Grok

↗