The Relationship Between Stress Levels and the Incidence of Primary Dysmenorrhea in Eighth-Grade Female Adolescents at SMPN 4 Wotu

Abstract

Primary dysmenorrhea is a common menstrual pain complaint experienced by adolescent girls disrupt daily activities and learning. One factor suspected of being associated with dysmenorrhea is stress levels, particularly during puberty, which is full of physical and emotional changes. This study aims to determine the relationship between stress levels and the incidence of primary dysmenorrhea in eighth-grade female adolescents at SMPN 4 Wotu. This study used a quantitative design with a cross-sectional observational analytical approach. The sample size was 39 eighth-grade female students at SMPN 4 Wotu, drawn using total sampling. Data collection was conducted using the DASS-42 questionnaire to measure stress levels and the primary dysmenorrhea questionnaire to measure menstrual pain. Data were analyzed using the Fisher Exact Test because the data were ordinal. And not normally distributed. The majority of respondents had moderate stress levels (71.8%) and experienced mild primary dysmenorrhea (48.7%). The Fisher Exact test results showed a p value =

0.000 (p < 0.05) which means there is a significant relationship between stress levels and the incidence of primary dysmenorrhea. There is a relationship between stress levels and the incidence of dysmenorrhea in eighth grade female adolescents at SMPN 4 Wotu.