Emotion, Personality in Students with Menstrual Disorders / 中国心理卫生杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To investigate the incidence of menstrual disorder and the relationship between menstrual disorders and emotion, personality et al psychosocial factors in students. Methods: The study adopted stratified sampling method. 521 students were subjected to questionnaire of MHQ, STAI, CED-S and EPQ. Results: The rate of menstrual disorder was 44.7%. The average score of anxiety and depression in stress was significant higher than usual. The increasing trend of incidence of menstrual disorder accompanied with age, reaction degree of anxiety and depression and the level of trait anxiety in stress. Conclusion: The psychosocial factors such as emotion and personality play an important roles in the process of resulting in menstrual disorder. The doctors should pay more attention to strengthen the psychological interventions.