--- title: Do marriage happiness and personality affect how bad PMS is? | Niyora description: This study found that women who were happier in their marriage and had certain personality traits tended to have less severe PMS, partly linked to fewer unhel url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/structural-model-of-premenstrual-syndrome-based-on-marital-satisfaction-and-2023/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Do marriage happiness and personality affect how bad PMS is? Survey study, 2023 # Do marriage happiness and personality affect how bad PMS is? This study found that women who were happier in their marriage and had certain personality traits tended to have less severe PMS, partly linked to fewer unhelpful thinking patterns, but it only shows a pattern, not proof of cause. Early or limited evidence 400 married students at Tehran Azad University, Iran ## What they did Researchers surveyed 400 married students at Tehran Azad University during 1399-1400 (the Iranian calendar years), selected through stepwise cluster sampling. The women completed questionnaires on PMS, marital satisfaction, personality traits, and early maladaptive schemas (unhelpful thought patterns formed early in life), and the data were analysed using structural equation modelling. ## What they found The overall model fit the data well. Marital satisfaction had a significant direct negative effect on PMS, meaning more satisfaction was linked to less PMS. Personality traits such as openness to new experiences, agreeableness and conscientiousness also had a significant direct negative effect on PMS, as did neuroticism. Marital satisfaction and these personality traits also had a direct negative effect on early maladaptive schemas, and these schemas in turn had a direct effect on PMS, with PMS levels rising as maladaptive schemas increased. ## What it means for you Relationship happiness, personality, and early unhelpful thought patterns all seem connected to PMS severity, and addressing these in therapy might help. But this was a cross-sectional survey of married students in one city, so it cannot prove changing these factors would reduce PMS, and results may not apply elsewhere. 400 Women surveyed ## About the study Original title Structural model of premenstrual syndrome based on marital satisfaction and personality traits with the mediating role of early maladaptive schemas Authors Maryam Alijani, Rasol Roshan Chesli, Abolghasem Isamorad roodboneh et al. Journal Journal of Research in Behavioural Sciences Year 2023 Study design Survey study Participants 400 What was tested None tested; survey of links between marital satisfaction, personality traits, maladaptive schemas, and PMS Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.52547/rbs.20.4.10](https://doi.org/10.52547/rbs.20.4.10) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[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, 2026 What factors affect PMS in university students and does it impact schoolwork? Survey study, 2026 Is academic stress linked to PMS severity in university students? Study, 2026 What are premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder? Survey study, 2026 Is emotional dysregulation linked to premenstrual symptoms? Survey study, 2025 Do certain nutrients and body weight affect PMS? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗