--- title: Do chemicals that disrupt hormones and social support affect stress in nursing students with PMS? description: Yes. Social support strongly reduces stress in nursing students with PMS, and avoiding chemicals that disrupt hormones may also help. url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-influences-of-exposure-to-endocrine-disrupting-chemicals-and-social-support-2024/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Do chemicals that disrupt hormones and social support affect stress in nursing students with PMS? Survey study, 2024 # Do chemicals that disrupt hormones and social support affect stress in nursing students with PMS? Yes. Social support strongly reduces stress in nursing students with PMS, and avoiding chemicals that disrupt hormones may also help. Early or limited evidence 101 nursing students with PMS ## What they did 101 nursing students answered questionnaires about their exposure to chemicals that disrupt hormones, their social support, and their stress during clinical training. ## What they found Students with more social support reported less stress. Those exposed to more chemicals that disrupt hormones reported more stress. Social support had the strongest effect on reducing stress, followed by the student's year of study and then chemical exposure. ## What it means for you Social support is important for reducing stress in nursing students with PMS. Reducing exposure to chemicals that disrupt hormones may also help. The study explained about 18% of the variation in stress between students, meaning many other factors also matter. This was an observational study, so we cannot be certain that social support directly causes less stress. 101 nursing students surveyed 18% of stress variation explained by the model ## About the study Original title The Influences of Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Social Support on Clinical Practicum Stress among Nursing Students with Premenstrual Syndrome Authors Ju‐Yeon Lee, Sehoon Hong Journal Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction Year 2024 Study design Survey study Participants 101 What was tested None Read the paper [doi.org/10.22251/jlcci.2024.24.1.459](https://doi.org/10.22251/jlcci.2024.24.1.459) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Stress](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-stress/)[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 Is academic stress linked to PMS severity in university students? Survey study, 2025 What psychological and personal factors predict which university students will develop premenstrual syndrome? Survey study, 2025 Is PMS connected to mental health problems and lifestyle choices? Survey study, 2025 Are premenstrual dysphoric disorder symptoms, stress, and sleep quality linked in female nursing students? Survey study, 2023 Does eating more fiber help reduce PMS symptoms? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗