The Relationship Between Depression, Anxiety, Stress Levels, and Personality Traits of Health Sciences Students and Their Experience of Dysmenorrhea

Eda Nur Çelik; Hatice Gürgen Şimşek

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The Relationship Between Depression, Anxiety, Stress Levels, and Personality Traits of Health Sciences Students and Their Experience of Dysmenorrhea

Yazarlar:

Eda Nur Çelik | Hatice Gürgen Şimşek

Yayıncı:

Kirsehir Ahi Evran University

Ana Başlıklar:

Ağrı | Epidemiyoloji (Diğer)

Dergi:

Ahi Evran Tıp Dergisi Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.169-179

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001345465

pISSN:

2619-9203

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 Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between depression, anxiety, stress levels and personality traits and dys-menorrhea among female students studying health sciences at a university. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 295 female students studying at the Faculty of Health Sciences of a university N  2000. Data were collected in November 2023 using the Descriptive Information Form, Visual Analog Scale, Cervantes Personality Scale and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale  Short Form DASS 21. Data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test and Spearman correlation analysis in SPSS v25.0. Results: The mean age of participants was 20.951.20 years. All participants reported experiencing some symptoms during menstruation. The rate of students reporting dysmenorrhea was 95.3, with an average pain severity score of 6.641.97 and an average pain duration of 2.221.11 days. There was no statistically significant difference between the presence of dysmenorrhea and the mean scores of the DASS 21 and the subscales of the Cervantes Personality Scale p0.05. However, a low-level correlation was found between dysmenorrhea severity and some subscales of the Cervantes Personality Scale emotional stabilityinstability, consistencyinconsistency as well as all subscales of the DASS 21 p0.05. Conclusion: A high proportion of university students reported experiencing dysmenorrhea. Some personality traits and psychological states may influence the severity of dysmenorrhea. Considering these findings, it is recommended that student health units in universities provide counseling on this issue, offer awareness-raising and coping strategies, and conduct further research on the topic.

 Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between depression, anxiety, stress levels and personality traits and dys-menorrhea among female students studying health sciences at a university. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 295 female students studying at the Faculty of Health Sciences of a university N  2000. Data were collected in November 2023 using the Descriptive Information Form, Visual Analog Scale, Cervantes Personality Scale and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale  Short Form DASS 21. Data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test and Spearman correlation analysis in SPSS v25.0. Results: The mean age of participants was 20.951.20 years. All participants reported experiencing some symptoms during menstruation. The rate of students reporting dysmenorrhea was 95.3, with an average pain severity score of 6.641.97 and an average pain duration of 2.221.11 days. There was no statistically significant difference between the presence of dysmenorrhea and the mean scores of the DASS 21 and the subscales of the Cervantes Personality Scale p0.05. However, a low-level correlation was found between dysmenorrhea severity and some subscales of the Cervantes Personality Scale emotional stabilityinstability, consistencyinconsistency as well as all subscales of the DASS 21 p0.05. Conclusion: A high proportion of university students reported experiencing dysmenorrhea. Some personality traits and psychological states may influence the severity of dysmenorrhea. Considering these findings, it is recommended that student health units in universities provide counseling on this issue, offer awareness-raising and coping strategies, and conduct further research on the topic.

 Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between depression, anxiety, stress levels and personality traits and dys-menorrhea among female students studying health sciences at a university. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 295 female students studying at the Faculty of Health Sciences of a university N  2000. Data were collected in November 2023 using the Descriptive Information Form, Visual Analog Scale, Cervantes Personality Scale and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale  Short Form DASS 21. Data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test and Spearman correlation analysis in SPSS v25.0. Results: The mean age of participants was 20.951.20 years. All participants reported experiencing some symptoms during menstruation. The rate of students reporting dysmenorrhea was 95.3, with an average pain severity score of 6.641.97 and an average pain duration of 2.221.11 days. There was no statistically significant difference between the presence of dysmenorrhea and the mean scores of the DASS 21 and the subscales of the Cervantes Personality Scale p0.05. However, a low-level correlation was found between dysmenorrhea severity and some subscales of the Cervantes Personality Scale emotional stabilityinstability, consistencyinconsistency as well as all subscales of the DASS 21 p0.05. Conclusion: A high proportion of university students reported experiencing dysmenorrhea. Some personality traits and psychological states may influence the severity of dysmenorrhea. Considering these findings, it is recommended that student health units in universities provide counseling on this issue, offer awareness-raising and coping strategies, and conduct further research on the topic.

 Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, bir üniversitede sağlık bilimleri alanında öğrenim gören kadın öğrencilerde depresyon, anksiyete, stres düzeyleri ve kişilik özelliklerinin dismenore yaşama durumları ile ilişkisinin belirlenmesidir. Araçlar ve Yöntem: Kesitsel tipteki çalışmanın örneklemini, bir üniversitenin sağlık bilimleri fakültesinde öğrenim gören Nyaklaşık 2000 295 kadın öğrenci oluşturmuştur. Veriler, Kasım 2023 tarihinde Tanımlayıcı Bilgi Formu, Görsel Analog Skalası, Cervantes Kişilik Ölçeği ve Depresyon, Anksiyete ve Stres Ölçeği Kısa Formu DASS 21 kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Veriler SPSS V.25.0de Mann-Whitney U testi ve Spearman Korelasyon analizi ile değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması, 20.951.20 yıl idi. Katılımcıların hepsi menstruasyon döneminde herhangi bir belirti yaşıyordu. Dismenore yaşadığını bildirenlerin oranı 95.3 olup, ağrı şiddeti ortalama 6.641.97, ortalama ağrı çekme süresi 2.221.11 gün idi. Katılımcıların dismenore yaşadığını belirtme durumları ile DASS 21 ve Cervantes Kişilik Ölçeği boyutlarının puan ortalama-ları arasında anlamlı farklılık yoktu p0.05. Cervantes Kişilik Ölçeğinin bazı Duygusal dengedengesizlik, Tutarlıtutarsız olma ve DASS 21in tüm boyutları ile dismenore şiddeti arasında düşük düzeyde korelasyon olduğu saptandı p0.05. Sonuç: Üniversite öğrencileri arasında dismenore yaşadığını belirtenlerin oldukça yüksek olduğu, bazı kişilik özelliklerinin ve ruhsal durumun dismenore şiddetini etkileyebileceği saptandı. Tüm bunların göz önünde bulundurularak üniversitelerdeki öğrencilere yönelik sağlık birimlerinin bu konuda danışmanlık yapması, farkındalık arttırıcı ve baş etmeyi kolaylaştırıcı tavsiyelerin verilme-sinin yanı sıra bu konuda araştırmaların yapılması önerilebilir.

Makale detayları

The Relationship Between Depression, Anxiety, Stress Levels, and Personality Traits of Health Sciences Students and Their Experience of Dysmenorrhea

Yazarlar:

Eda Nur Çelik | Hatice Gürgen Şimşek

Yayıncı:

Kirsehir Ahi Evran University

Ana Başlıklar:

Ağrı | Epidemiyoloji (Diğer)

Dergi:

Ahi Evran Tıp Dergisi Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.169-179

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001345465

pISSN:

2619-9203

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Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Eda Nur Çelik | Hatice Gürgen Şimşek

Yayıncı: Kirsehir Ahi Evran University

Ana Başlıklar: Ağrı | Epidemiyoloji (Diğer)

Dergi: Ahi Evran Tıp Dergisi Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.169-179

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 8/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001345465

pISSN: 2619-9203

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Eda Nur Çelik | Hatice Gürgen Şimşek

Yayıncı:

Kirsehir Ahi Evran University

Ana Başlıklar:

Ağrı | Epidemiyoloji (Diğer)

Dergi:

Ahi Evran Tıp Dergisi Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.169-179

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001345465

pISSN:

2619-9203