The Effectiveness of Group Cognitive-Behavioral Training in Reducing Behavioral Symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome among Mothers of Pre-Primary Tehrani Children

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of group cognitive-behavioral training in reducing the symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS). To achieve this goal, the cluster sampling method was utilized and 2 kindergartens were randomly selected in District 3 of Tehran. In this district, 60 mothers who suffered from Premenstrual Syndrome were chosen through self-selected sampling and were divided into two experimental and control groups. The experimental group received group cognitive-behavioral training in 10 sessions. The instrumentation consisted of a questionnaire and an observation form adapted from Abraham and Taylor’s Menstural Symptom Questionnaire. The comparison between the two groups, which was drawn at the end of the cognitive-behavioral intervention through the Analysis of Covariance, indicated that the provided training significantly reduced the behavioral symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome such as stress, mood swings, irritability, trouble sleeping, and food cravings.