Survey study, 2025
Does the type of humour someone uses affect whether they have PMS?
Girls without PMS were more likely to use two types of humour: humour to make others laugh and humour to make themselves feel better. This suggests certain humour styles may be connected to having fewer PMS symptoms.
What they did
Cross-sectional study of 327 university students selected from a larger group of 7,573. They measured humour style and PMS symptoms between November 2020 and May 2021.
What they found
Girls without PMS had higher scores on both affiliative humour (making others laugh) and self-enhancing humour (using humour to feel better) compared to those with PMS.
What it means for you
The study suggests a connection between certain humour styles and PMS. Girls who use humour to connect with others or to feel better may be less likely to have PMS. The main limit is that this is cross-sectional, so it is unclear whether humour style affects PMS or whether PMS affects how people use humour. The abstract is also incomplete.
327
Students studied
7,573
Total population
6 months
Study period
About the study
- Original title
- The Effect of Humour Style on Premenstrual Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Authors
- Sümeyye Buldu, Funda Tosun Güleroğlu
- Journal
- Journal of Nursology
- Year
- 2025
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 7,573
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.17049/jnursology.1459245
Topics
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