Determination of the Relationship Between Menstrual Attitude and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Levels: Adolescent Period Sample
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Adolescent, Anxiety, Deppression, Menstrual Attitude, StressAbstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships between menstrual attitude and depression, anxiety and stress in adolescent girls.
Method: This descriptive and correlational study was conducted with 166 adolescent girls between January and May 2023. Data were collected using the Descriptive Information Form, Menstruation Attitude Scale (MAS) and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale Short Form (DAS-21). The data collection forms were completed by the participants themselves and took an average of 15-20 minutes.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 17.70±3.46 years. The mean age at menarche was 13.33±3.12, the mean duration of menstrual cycle days was 29.43±4.4 and the mean duration of menstrual bleeding days was 6.71±2.1. The mean total score of the ITS was 81.43±11.46 and it was determined that the participants perceived menstruation as a debilitating and disturbing event as the highest and denial of the effects of menstruation as the lowest in the sub-dimensions. The mean DAS-21 total score of the participants was 30.95±9.73 and it was determined that depression was the highest and anxiety was the lowest in the sub-dimensions. A significant positive correlation was found between perceiving menstruation as a debilitating and disturbing event and denying the effects of menstruation and depression, anxiety and stress symptoms (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Positive attitudes about menstruation from the adolescent period, when the first experience of menstruation is experienced, positively affect the psychological status of adolescents.
Keywords: , , , Stress
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