Sports Participation to Combat Premenstrual Syndrome and Night Eating Syndrome and Its Correlations among Undergraduate Female Varsity Students

Abstract

Aim of the Study: The study investigated the impact of sports participation on PMS and NES and the relationship between these two variables in female varsity students.

Methodology: Using a sample of 400 female university students, 200 were female athletes (age Mean=21.49, SD=1.84) and 200 were female non-athletes (age Mean=20.96, SD=1.81). Data was collected using the cross-sectional research design from four universities. PSST was used to measure PMS, and NEQ was used to measure NES.

Findings: According to the independent sample t-test, female non-athletes showed noticeably greater levels of PMS and NES as compared to their female counterparts. In addition, Pearson correlation analysis found that NES was more common among female athletes and non-athletes who had higher levels of PMS symptoms.

Conclusion: These findings demonstrated the value of encouraging sports participation as a therapeutic and preventative strategy for treating eating disorders and PMS among early adult female university students.