Effects of Eating Behavior, Drinking Behavior, and Exercise Behavior on Premenstrual Syndrome of Female High School Students in Bangkok

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Kanjanicha Rumpoeypong
Rapirat Supaiboon
Ariyathit Nawachit
Chayawat Siripantasak

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Premenstrual syndrome was the health and learning issue among female high school students in Bangkok. Studying about factors related to premenstrual syndrome could lead to appropriate solutions for this problem. Research objectives were to 1) describe premenstrual syndrome, eating behavior, drinking behavior and, exercise behavior 2) analyze the relationships between eating behavior, drinking behavior, exercise behavior, and premenstrual syndrome and 3) analyze the effects of eating behavior, drinking behavior, and exercise behavior on premenstrual syndrome among students. Samples were 119 female students studying in grades 10–12 in schools located in Bangkok. Research instruments were premenstrual syndrome, exercise behavior, eating and drinking behavior scale. Reliability of instruments was verified using the Cronbach’s alpha coefficients ranging from .580 to .800.
All scales possessed construct validity. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis. Research findings were as follows. 1) Premenstrual syndrome among female students was at moderate level (M = 3.05, SD = 0.86), eating behavior (M = 2.97, SD = 0.94) and drinking behavior (M = 2.84, SD = 0.97) were also at moderate levels. Exercise behavior was found to be at low level (M = 22.51,
SD
= 29.40). 2) Eating behavior and drinking behavior had the significant positive correlations with premenstrual syndrome, while exercise behavior showed insignificant negative correlation with premenstrual syndrome. 3) Eating behavior and drinking behavior had significant positive effects on premenstrual syndrome while exercise behavior had insignificant positive effect on premenstrual syndrome.

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Rumpoeypong, K., Supaiboon, R., Nawachit, A., & Siripantasak, C. (2025). Effects of Eating Behavior, Drinking Behavior, and Exercise Behavior on Premenstrual Syndrome of Female High School Students in Bangkok. Journal of Social Sciences in Measurement Evaluation Statistics and Research, 6(2), 77–94. retrieved from https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/mesr/article/view/285683
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