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title: Does spending too much time on social media make PMS symptoms worse?
description: Women who spent more time on social media reported worse PMS symptoms and poorer sleep. The connection was clear, though the study cannot show that one causes
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-effect-of-social-media-addiction-on-premenstruel-syndrome-and-sleep-quality-2023/
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Survey study, 2023

# Does spending too much time on social media make PMS symptoms worse?

Women who spent more time on social media reported worse PMS symptoms and poorer sleep. The connection was clear, though the study cannot show that one causes the other.

 Early or limited evidence

884 female students at a health sciences university (mean age 20.4 years)

## What they did

Surveyed 884 female university students about their social media use, PMS symptoms, and sleep quality.

## What they found

Women with higher social media addiction scores reported worse PMS symptoms and poorer sleep. The two were clearly connected.

## What it means for you

Reducing social media time might help with PMS and sleep, but this study only shows they happen together, not that social media causes worse symptoms. Limited to health sciences students at one university.

884

women studied

129.57

mean PMS symptom score

12.93

mean social media addiction score

## About the study

Original title The Effect of Social Media Addiction on Premenstruel Syndrome and Sleep Quality Authors Zeliha Özşahin, Sinem Güven Santur, Yeşim Aksoy Derya Journal Genel Tıp Dergisi Year 2023 Study design Survey study Participants 884 What was tested None tested Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.54005/geneltip.1320345](https://doi.org/10.54005/geneltip.1320345)

## Topics

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

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