Premenstrual dysphoric disorder and psychological health of secondary school female adolescents in Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria

The study investigated the prevalence of premenstrual dysphoric disorder and the influence of socio-demographic variables (age, parent's socio-economic status, parent's educational level and religiosity) on psychological health of female adolescents in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria...

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Published in:Gender & behaviour 2014-06, Vol.12 (1), p.6087-6094
Main Authors: Olasupo, Matthew O., Ayeni, Oyeyemi B., Adegoke, Adekunle A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Age
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders
Child development
Cross-sectional analysis
Economic Status
Educational attainment
Educational level
Females
Menstruation
Mental Disorders
Nigeria
Parent's education
Physiology
PMS
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Premenstrual syndrome
Psychological health
Psychology
Religiosity
Secondary Schools
Self Actualization
Socio-economic status
Socioeconomic Status
Spirituality
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Teenagers
Well-being
Women's health
Womens health
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Summary:The study investigated the prevalence of premenstrual dysphoric disorder and the influence of socio-demographic variables (age, parent's socio-economic status, parent's educational level and religiosity) on psychological health of female adolescents in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria. Cross-sectional data obtained from 985 secondary school female adolescents with ages ranges between 12-20 years (N = 15.8 years and SD = 1.42) were used in the study. The mean rank of symptoms for the sampled adolescents with the highest value in the measure of psychological health ranges from 31.13 (weakness) to 28.94 (thirst). There was no difference between young and old female adolescents in their psychological health {t(522) = -.22, p>.05}; parental educational status has no influence on female adolescents' psychological health {F(2, 527) = 2.03, p> .05}; and parental socio-economic status has no influence on female adolescents psychological health {F(4, 526) = 1.23, p>.05}. Meanwhile, religiosity has significant influence on adolescents' psychological health {F(3, 531) = 2.83, p
ISSN:1596-9231