Factors influencing premenstrual syndrome in nursing students

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the menstrual attitude, resilience, and premenstrual syndrome (PMS) of nursing students, and to identify predictors of PMS in nursing students. A descriptive survey design was used in this study and 154 nursing college students enrolled in the nursing departments of universities located in D and K cities became the study participants. Data were collected through survey questionnaires and were analyzed using IBM SPSS 20.0 through mean and standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and stepwise regression analysis. The results showed that menstrual attitude has a negative correlation with PMS, and resilience has a positive correlation with PMS The participants' PMS showed a positive correlation with menstrual attitude (r = .114, p = .004) and a negative correlation with resilience. In addition, factors affecting PMS in nursing students were menstrual attitude and resilience, with an explanatory power of 20.5%. In particular, resilience was identified as the key factor for predicting PMS among nursing students. Therefore, based on the study results, a nursing intervention program must be developed to effectively manage the premenstrual and postmenstrual clusters of nursing students.