--- title: Do personality traits and emotion control affect PMS? | Niyora description: Women with lower self-directedness and cooperativeness, and higher harm avoidance, tend to have PMS. Difficulty controlling emotions partly explains this link url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-relationship-between-premenstrual-syndrome-and-temperament-and-character-2025/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Do personality traits and emotion control affect PMS? Survey study, 2025 # Do personality traits and emotion control affect PMS? Women with lower self-directedness and cooperativeness, and higher harm avoidance, tend to have PMS. Difficulty controlling emotions partly explains this link. Early or limited evidence 300 female university students in Iran, 271 with PMS ## What they did Cross-sectional study of 300 female university students in Iran, of which 271 had PMS. Researchers used questionnaires to measure PMS, personality traits, and difficulty regulating emotions. They analyzed relationships using path analysis. ## What they found Lower self-directedness and cooperativeness had a significant negative indirect effect on PMS (mediated by emotion regulation difficulty). Higher harm avoidance had a significant positive indirect effect on PMS. Difficulty regulating emotions was the mechanism linking personality to PMS. ## What it means for you Certain personality traits and struggle with emotions are connected to PMS. Helping women regulate emotions might help reduce PMS. The study was in one Iranian university, so results may not apply to all women. Most participants had PMS, so no clear comparison group exists. 300 Female university students enrolled 271 Had premenstrual syndrome ## About the study Original title The Relationship between Premenstrual Syndrome and Temperament and Character Dimensions: The Mediating Role of Difficulty in Emotion Regulation Authors Farima Hosseini, Mohammad Narimani, Sajjad Basharpoor Journal Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences Year 2025 Study design Survey study Participants 300 What was tested None (observational study) Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.62425/esbder.1579415](https://doi.org/10.62425/esbder.1579415) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Mood swings and emotion regulation](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-emotional-regulation/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/)[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 Study, 2026 What coping strategies help women manage PMS symptoms? 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? Cohort study, 2017 How common is PMS in high school students, and what symptoms and problems does it cause? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗