Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2013 Dec;19(4):265-274. 10.4069/kjwhn.2013.19.4.265.

Relationships among Premenstrual Syndrome, Perfection and Anxiety among the College Student

• Choi HS
• Lee ED
• Ahn HY

• KMID: 2307949
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2013.19.4.265

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to compare the premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and the relationships among PMS, perfection, and anxiety in nursing college students and general college students.
METHODS
The questionnaire survey was carried out with a convenience sample of 215 college students. The MDQ (Menstrual Distress Questionnaire), APS-R (Almost Perfect Scale-Revised), STAI (State and Trait Anxiety Inventory) were used. The data were collected from June to October, 2011. Data analysis included frequency, chi2-test, t-test, and Pearson correlation.
RESULTS
There were significant differences in PMS and perfection but there not in anxiety between nursing college students and general college students. There were significant correlations among PMS, perfection and anxiety in nursing college students, and there were significant correlations among PMS and anxiety in general college students but not significant correlations among PMS and perfection.
CONCLUSION
The findings suggest that to provide effective interventions for PMS in college students, it is necessary to design nursing interventions that consider perfection and anxiety.

Keyword

Premenstrual syndrome; Menstruation; Anxiety; Perfection

MeSH Terms

Anxiety*
Female
Humans
Menstruation
Nursing
Premenstrual Syndrome*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Statistics as Topic