Premenstrual Symptoms and Sleep Quality among Pakistani Women: The Mediating Role of Interpersonal Relationships and Moderating Role of Emotional Regulation
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Research indicates that due to premenstrual symptoms, women experience disturbed interpersonal relationships, adverse emotional regulation, and markedly impaired quality of sleep. The present study aimed to determine the mediating role of interpersonal difficulties and moderating role of emotional regulation between PMS and sleep quality. Urdu translated versions of Premenstrual Syndrome Scale, Emotional Regulation Scale, Interpersonal Difficulties Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were used. Sample size of 115 was selected based on G-Power Analysis. Study found interpersonal difficulties to be partially mediating (β=.02, p<.05) and emotion regulation (suppression) to be moderating (β= -.004, p<.05) between PMS and sleep quality. Furthermore, it was found that the effect of PMS on sleep quality remains significant at lower suppression levels. The study has important implication in understanding the role of psychological factors in improving sleep quality of females experiencing PMS.
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