Volume : 6, Issue : 9, September - 2017

MENSTRUAL DISTRESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF UNDERGRADUATES

Aparajita Sharma, Shikha Sarna

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="text-align: justify;">Menstrual distress is to the assessment of cyclical premenstrual symptoms of change in physical symptoms, mood behavior and arousal that women experience during the phase of menstrual cycle. Quality of life </span><span style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">is the general<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well-being" title="Well-being" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">well-being</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space" style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</span><span style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">of individuals and societies, outlining negative and positive features of life, life satisfaction, including everything from physical health, family, education, employment, wealth, religious beliefs, finance and the environment. </span><span style="text-align: justify;">The purpose of this research is to identify the impact of menstrual distress on the quality of life of college going girls. A sample of 100 girls, in the age range of 17-20 years was taken from different colleges of Chandigarh. For the above mentioned purpose, Menstrual distress questionnaire (MDQ, Rudolf H. Moos, 1968) and WHOQOL-BREF (1997) were administered to the sample. Correlation was used for the statistical analysis. The results will be discussed as per the implications.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><o:p></o:p></p>