The Relationship between Premenstrual Syndrome and Sex Role of College Students.
- Author:
Mi A SHIN
;
Mi Hyeon JEONG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Premenstrual syndrome;
Sex role
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
Female;
Femininity;
Gender Identity*;
Gyeonggi-do;
Humans;
Impulsive Behavior;
Masculinity;
Menarche;
Premenstrual Syndrome*;
Seoul
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2006;17(1):125-133
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was performed to identify the relationship between PMS and sex role. METHOD: Data were collected from 417 female college students in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do area during the period from the 6th of September to the 15th of October in 2004. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS WIN 11.0. RESULT: The results of this study were as follows: 1) Perceived subjective symptoms were clustered endogenous depressive feature (2.76+/-.97), anxiety (2.76+/-1.09), and impulsivity (2.72+/-1.02). 2) PMS was significantly different according to the general characteristics of menarche age (F=5.910, p=.003), pain (F=7.886. p=.000) and family history (F=5.366, p=.005), masculinity was significantly different according to menarche age (F=3.174, p=.043), and femininity was significantly different according to menarche age (F=3.742, p=.025) and pain (F=3.256. p=.040). 3) Femininity and PMS were in a positive correlation with each other (r=.623. p=.000). CONCLUSION: This results showed that there is a significant correlation between PMS and sex role. For future research, it is recommended to identify major factors affecting PMS and the relationships between them and various subjects.
