Iran Medical Council Journal of Iranian Medical Council 2645-338X 5 3 2022 07 01 Predicting the Premenstrual Syndrome Based on Alexithymia and Self-Efficacy in Women with Migraine: A Cross-Sectional Study 522 526 159866 10.18502/jimc.v5i3.10950 EN Abbas Sadeghi Department of Consulting, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran 0000-0003-0778-9887 Sholeh Gharibi Department of Psychology, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran 0000-0002-0105-7303 Sajjad Saadat Neuroscience Research Center, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran 0000-0002-1278-3087 Journal Article 2021 09 20 Abstract<br />Background: Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a common problem in women with migraines. Due to the importance of recognizing aspects of this issue, this study was conducted to investigate the role of alexithymia and self-efficacy factors in predicting PMS.<br />Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was performed on the statistical population of women with migraine referred to medical centers in Rasht in 2021. 160 women with migraines participated in convenience sampling methods from medical centers and responded to the Demographic Information Questionnaire, Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool (PSST), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE). Data analysis was performed using IBM SPSS 21 (IBM Inc, New York, USA) statistical software.<br />Results: The results showed that 59.6% of the women had PMS. Pearson correlation coefficient showed that PMS was negatively associated with self-efficacy (r=-0.28; p=0.001) and positively associated with alexithymia (r=0.22; P=0.001). Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that the self-efficacy variable (β=-0.27) negatively predicts 11% of the changes in the PMS variable.<br />Conclusion: Self-efficacy and alexithymia are PMS-related factors; thus it is suggested that health care providers pay attention to the importance of these psychological factors in developing treatment plans.<br /><br /> https://www.jimc.ir/article_159866_43197fcd35095e3271c99209e043cadd.pdf