Premenstrual syndrome and the marital relationship
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The effects of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) on the marital relationship of husband and wife in both the follicular and luteal menstrual cycle phases for couples with women experiencing PMS as compared to a control group of similar, non-PMS couples were tested. The specific purpose of the study was to determine if couples differed in their level of marital distress from the woman's follicular to luteal cycle phases. Results indicated that the marital relationship of PMS couples was similar to non-PMS couples in the follicular cycle phase. However, the marital relationship of PMS couples deteriorated in the luteal cycle phase. Males' and females' reports of marital functioning were similar. Many female participants tested as experiencing a high rate of ongoing psychosocial distress.
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PMDs is not an individual problem, but a relational issue.
“The findings of the above body of research have led to the suggestion that PMDs is not an individual problem, but a relational issue [12, 33]”
Both women and their partners evaluate the relationship more negatively in the premenstrual phase, suggesting that some couples are distressed in the luteal phase of the cycle.
“There is evidence that both women and their partners evaluate the relationship more negatively in the premenstrual phase, suggesting that some couples are not simply distressed, but rather, are distressed in the luteal phase of the cycle [32, 33].”
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- Authors
- Ryser, R., & Feinauer, L. L.
- Affiliations
- Brigham Young University (US)
- Venue
- The American Journal of Family Therapy
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1992-06
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 179-190
- ISSN
- 0192-6187 (ISSN-L)
- 1521-0383
- OpenAlex
- W2059354628
- Cited by
- 33
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Family Therapy (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Keywords
- premenstrual syndrome, marital relationships, marital distress, menstrual cycle phases, follicular phase, luteal phase, couples, psychosocial distress
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