Towards a definition of PMS II: A factor analytic evaluation of premenstrual change in women with symptomatic premenstrual change

Cumming, David C.; Cumming, Ceinwen E.; Krausher, R; Fox, Eugene E.

doi:10.1016/0022-3999(91)90122-5

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“…Finally, daily assessment procedures can be overly time consuming (van der Ploeg & Lodder, 1993) and, can lead to restrictions on the number of symptoms sampled (Yuk et al, 1990). Even so, as Cumming et al (1991) pointed out, the quantity of information generated from daily records can create an amount of data too complex for easy analysis.…”

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Exercise is linked to reductions in anxiety but not premenstrual syndrome in women with prospectively-assessed symptoms

Kirkby

Lindner

1998

Psychology, Health & Medicine

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confidence: 98%

Exercise is linked to reductions in anxiety but not premenstrual syndrome in women with prospectively-assessed symptoms

Kirkby

Lindner

1998

Psychology, Health & Medicine

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“…Indeed, some researchers have claimed that the oblique structure should always be tested because it might be closer to the observed population's latent structure. Only four studies have tested the oblique structure for PMS (4,5,8,15).…”

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“…A number of scales have been used to rate PMS symptoms and many of them have been validated and examined for their factorial structure (3)(4)(5)(6)(7). A review of the literature on PMS revealed wide variability of its construct validity.…”

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Dimensionality of the premenstrual syndrome: confirmatory factor analysis of premenstrual dysphoric symptoms among college students

Wang

Teng

Filho

et al. 2007

Braz J Med Biol Res

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Premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) seem to form a severity continuum with no clear-cut boundary. However, since the American Psychiatric Association proposed the research criteria for PMDD in 1994, there has been no agreement about the symptomatic constellation that constitutes this syndrome. The objective of the present study was to establish the core latent structure of PMDD symptoms in a non-clinical sample. Data concerning PMDD symptoms were obtained from 632 regularly menstruating college students (mean age 24.4 years, SD 5.9, range 17 to 49). For the first random half (N = 316), we performed principal component analysis (PCA) and for the remaining half (N = 316), we tested three theory-derived competing models of PMDD by confirmatory factor analysis. PCA allowed us to extract two correlated factors, i.e., dysphoric-somatic and behavioral-impairment factors. The two-dimensional latent model derived from PCA showed the best overall fit among three models tested by confirmatory factor analysis (χ 2 53 = 64.39, P = 0.13; goodness-of-fit indices = 0.96; adjusted goodness-offit indices = 0.95; root mean square residual = 0.05; root mean square error of approximation = 0.03; 90%CI = 0.00 to 0.05; Akaike's information criterion = -41.61). The items "out of control" and "physical symptoms" loaded conspicuously on the first factor and "interpersonal impairment" loaded higher on the second factor. The construct validity for PMDD was accounted for by two highly correlated dimensions. These results support the argument for focusing on the core psychopathological dimension of PMDD in future studies.

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“…Although the reliability and validity of the 95-item PAF have been tested, the instrument has been criticized for the overlap in its categorical and numerical scales [38]. We, therefore, sought to find items that most accurately reflected the premenstrual symptoms in this large and well-educated group of women, and identified four factors: premenstrual dysphoria, functional impairment, motor and cognitive dysfunction, and physical distress.…”

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Are premenstrual symptoms associated with health anxiety in nursing graduates?

Noyes²,

Hartz³

et al. 2011

OJPsych

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Objective: This study examined retrospectively the relationship between premenstrual symptoms and health anxiety. Methods: Premenstrual symptoms of nursing school graduates were assessed in 1985 and again in 1991 using the Premenstrual Assessment Form (PAF). A total of 571 women completed the survey in 1991, along with items relating to their physical and mental health. The latter included depression, anxiety, and panic attacks. Health anxiety was also assessed using the Whiteley Index (WI). After women who were amenorrheic for any reason were excluded, a final sample of 410 women aged 25 to 52 years was obtained. Factor analyses yielded 57 items that were useful for calculating a total PAF score. A stepwise multivariate linear regression model was used to find the association of PAF scores with various participant characteristics. Results: Thirtyone of the 410 (7.6%) women had WI scores of ≥5 and were considered to have significant health-related anxiety. The PAF score had statistically significant associations with health anxiety, as well as depression and anxiety. Conclusions: Our results suggest that the premenstrual symptoms often coexist with health anxiety as well as other psychological symptoms. Clinicians should be alert to the fact that PMS may be associated with treatable psychiatric conditions.

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Towards a definition of PMS II: A factor analytic evaluation of premenstrual change in women with symptomatic premenstrual change

Cited by 10 publications

References 17 publications

Exercise is linked to reductions in anxiety but not premenstrual syndrome in women with prospectively-assessed symptoms

Exercise is linked to reductions in anxiety but not premenstrual syndrome in women with prospectively-assessed symptoms

Dimensionality of the premenstrual syndrome: confirmatory factor analysis of premenstrual dysphoric symptoms among college students

Are premenstrual symptoms associated with health anxiety in nursing graduates?

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