Sense of Coherence and Primary Dysmenorrhea in High School Girls in Finistere, France
Sense of Coherence and Primary Dysmenorrhea in High School Girls in Finistere, France
This study evaluates the relation between sens of coherence and primary dysmenorrhea.
 Aself-questionnaire is completed by a sample of girls aged between 14 and 19, schooled in
 Finistère (France).
Primary dysmenorrhea affects more than 60% of adolescent girls. Menstrual pain increases
 absenteeism and lowers self-esteem and academic performance. Moreover, dysmenorrheal women
 suffer more depression and anxiety.

 Sense of coherence (SOC) is composed of three items:

 -  comprehensibility: what the person understands about his illness

 -  manageability: what the person does to cope

 -  meaningfulness: what the disease means to the person. A high SOC score is related to
 good mental and physical health. The aim of this study will be to determine if there is
 a relationship between primary dysmenorrhea and the sense of coherence.

 A self-questionnaire composed of the SOC-13 and a scale evaluating dysmenorrhea will be
 proposed in the voluntary high schools of Finistère (France) to the girls of the classes
 chosen at random.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  student in high schools

 -  aged 14 and 19 years

 -  with menstrual cycle

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Illiteracy

 -  student and parents opposition